as in to gouge
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly
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Recent Examples of surcharge
Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some companies are asking backers to pay a surcharge to help cover the cost.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
By comparison, the new single-motor version, which costs 1.4 million lira, only comes with a 10% SCT surcharge that adds just 141,000 lira.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 July 2025
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Verb
The lawsuit points out that the state's counties each add their own 3% surcharge on top of the state’s tax – bringing the tax to 14%.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Some companies are asking backers to pay a surcharge to help cover the cost.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
That surcharge alone erodes a meaningful slice of Qatar’s margin advantage over Henry-Hub-linked U.S. cargoes and is already pencilled into 2026 LNG tender models.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
By comparison, the new single-motor version, which costs 1.4 million lira, only comes with a 10% SCT surcharge that adds just 141,000 lira.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge
Verb
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The best way to remove algae, dirt, mildew, and other debris from your deck is with a pressure washer, but be careful not to gouge the wood by getting too close.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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Last year, Burns attempted to gouge his wife's eye out during an altercation.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The tax is a surtax on individual property for the wealthy on their second homes.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Finally, a surtax on incomes of California’s wealthiest families, approved by voters in 2012 to deal with an earlier budget deficit, was supposed to last only a few years, but a 2016 ballot measure extended it to 2030.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The first shipment to the Beihai terminal appeared in late August.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Morro Bay was once a bustling port city that primarily dealt in the shipment of dairy and beef from the local ranches in the area.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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California is the biggest target after the state self-reported overcharging the federal government for health care services delivered to immigrants without legal status, determined to be at least $500 million, spurring the threat of a lawsuit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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California is the biggest target after the state self-reported overcharging the federal government for health care services delivered to immigrants without legal status, determined to be at least $500 million, spurring the threat of a lawsuit.—
Angela Hart,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If a company commits to build domestically, it should be required to place those production facilities into service before receiving tariff exemptions or other government support.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mexico's government has also proposed to raise tariffs on vehicles coming from Asia, particularly China, to 50% from the current 20% as part of a broad overhaul of import levies that the government planned to protect its local industries.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Clear Focus Builds Trust When leaders apply decision discipline, teams feel protected from unnecessary overload, stakeholders respect the clarity of boundaries and strategic goals stay visible, not buried beneath noise.—
Marie-Louise Jacques,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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However, the central overload from Doku or O’Reilly provided a solution against United’s intended pressing scheme.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The lakes froze thick enough to skate across, the air stung sharp in the lungs, and the game every boy seemed to dream about was hockey.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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It’s revealed that Sklar was Lori’s inspiration as a child to become an artist, only to crush that spark a dozen or so years later with stinging cruelty.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wealthy individuals often view these assets as the ballast of their portfolios.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Heat has discussed this option, but to this point has leaned toward keeping Rozier to see if his salary (and expiring contract) can be used as cap ballast in a trade if a pricey standout player becomes available closer to the February trade deadline.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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