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
James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2022
In addition to sales tax, the governor’s budget language would let New York City collect a $1.50-per-room nightly surcharge on hotel stays.
—Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2021
Amelia Lucas,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2024
Expect a taxi from the airport to cost around €50 plus possible surcharges for luggage.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Josephson’s bill would increase that surcharge slightly.
—James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2022
In addition to sales tax, the governor’s budget language would let New York City collect a $1.50-per-room nightly surcharge on hotel stays.
—Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2021
Noun
In late October, Niccol unveiled plans aimed at improving customers’ experiences and reviving the company’s sales, from bringing back condiment bars, to eliminating surcharges for dairy alternatives and cutting down the menu.
—Amelia Lucas,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2024
Expect a taxi from the airport to cost around €50 plus possible surcharges for luggage.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Big-play problems Jacksonville’s defense has been gouged by big plays, most of them through the air.Dan Gelston, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article In January, a security camera captured unnerving footage: what appeared to be a bear had forced its way into a Rolls Royce parked outside a home in the Southern California resort community of Lake Arrowhead, gouged the seats and thrashed the interior.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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One-percenter taxpayers are on the hook for the state's additional 4% surtax on taxable income over $1 million.Mike Deehan, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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The government levies a surtax on prosperous seniors by boosting their Medicare premiums.William Baldwin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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So troops at the U.S. garrison can try and disrupt those shipments.Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
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In 1947, following media exposes, the FDA obtained an injunction against the interstate shipment of Reich’s accumulators.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 Dec. 2024
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This can lead to clients being overcharged and the staffing firm facing legal or financial consequences.Murali Thalluri, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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In October, Albertsons agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle a civil law enforcement complaint that alleged the company overcharged customers for groceries and lied about the weight of some products.Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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After Trump announced his plan to impose a 25% tariff on all products from Mexico coming into the U.S., Sheinbaum was quick to issue a firm response, indicating that Mexico would retaliate with tariffs against the U.S. Sheinbaum was also on the TIME100 Climate list this year.TIME Staff, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
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Trump has already threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on his first day in office, as well as lift existing tariffs on China.Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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But the foundation here is shaky: A wildly erratic tone and an overload of preposterous cliffhangers end up spoiling all the fun, leaving us with a bad case of buyer’s remorse.Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
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As a result, individual projects often falter due to sheer overload.Barry Cousins, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Unfortunately, Ronnie’s rough morning gets worse when she’s stung by a jellyfish.Emma Soren, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Boyd will be joining the team that defeated the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series, a fact that still stings with fans of Cleveland baseball.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s nomination to his foreign policy team of stalwart advocates of Israel, such as Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state, former Governor Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, and Representative Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations, adds ballast to that notion.Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
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The Shipwreck Snorkel Trail, which includes an anchor, five concrete cannons and a ballast pile, was dedicated in 2002 by explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau (Jacques Cousteau’s son), according to the town.Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
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