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
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
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Airlines may impose additional fuel surcharge fees amid prolonged spikes in fuel costs, Goodger said.
—Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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
Noun
Compounding its ongoing cash flow concerns, the USPS is competing with public companies including UPS and FedEx that have been willing to pull surcharge levers of their own to account for shifts in oil prices and customer demand.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Airlines may impose additional fuel surcharge fees amid prolonged spikes in fuel costs, Goodger said.
—Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge
Verb
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Loose wet slides, which can start small, have the potential to gouge all the way to the ground and even trigger more dangerous wet slab avalanches.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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In a development as predictable as the Yankees overpaying for talent, viewers grew increasingly weary of getting gouged like that and responded with a wave of cord-cutting that has now ensured that OPM is no longer a viable option for RSNs.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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Van Hollen would slap a surtax on every dollar of income over $1 million, which would pay for the tax cuts for lower incomes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The surtax would apply not only to wage income but also to capital gains and other investment income.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said the medical supplies were part of a wider shipment of humanitarian aid, Mehrs reported.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Iran has targeted oil refineries and shipment centers across the Gulf.—
Ezgi Canpolat,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Electric scooters use lithium-ion batteries, which can pose a fire risk if overcharged or charged using the wrong charging equipment.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Walgreens has agreed to pay $6 million in a settlement to a lawsuit filed by several district attorney’s offices across California alleging that the drug store chain overcharged customers and sold expired over-the-counter products in violation of state law, prosecutors said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Solar customers who had their systems installed under earlier iterations of the tariff still get compensated at the retail rate for 20 years from the time their systems became operational before the new rules affect them.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Trump spent the better part of 2025 whipsawing traders via frequent changes regarding tariff levels.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Set the scene Stepping into the hip, urban Nhow Roma feels like a sensory overload in the best of ways.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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Ride the thrill of Hostile Design’s passionate wails and percussion overload when the group headlines eight shows to kick off the new year, making their way across California, Rhode Island, Quebec, Ontario, Pennsylvania, and Illinois with the same energy that once fueled their humble beginnings.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Alcohol can be stinging and drying to the skin.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Anyone who is stung repeatedly or has trouble breathing should call 911.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The railroad will also replace four grade crossing surfaces in Wethersfield, replace ties, switch ties with ballast and surfacing.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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Aikido's system uses a passive primary cooling mechanism that transfers heat from the data centers through the steel walls of the ballast tanks and directly into the surrounding seawater, with the company claiming the thermal impact on the ocean is limited to a few meters around the structure.—
Etiido Uko
March 13,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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