Surcharge
WordNet
noun
(1) An additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
verb
(2) Show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
(3) Place too much a load on
"Don't overload the car"
(4) Fill to an excessive degree
"The air was surcharged with tension"
(5) Print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
(6) Fill to capacity with people
"The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"
(7) Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
(8) Charge an extra fee, as for a special service
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An addition of extra charge on the agreed or stated price.
- Our airline tickets cost twenty dollars more than we expected because we had to pay a fuel surcharge.
- An excessive price charged e.g. from an unsuspecting customer.
- An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.
- A charge that has been omitted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party.
- A penalty for failure to exercise common prudence and skill in the performance of a fiduciary's duties.