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
Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Shippers with more urgent need to move goods to protect supply chains pay higher prices and surcharges that are pushed through by ocean carriers.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
One of our key initiatives was partnering with banks to make our network accessible to their cardholders, surcharge free.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Homes worth more than $1 million which are rented out for most of the year would not be subject to the surcharge.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Shippers with more urgent need to move goods to protect supply chains pay higher prices and surcharges that are pushed through by ocean carriers.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Noun
Now, under a policy Lara put in place last year that is being challenged in court, insurers are filing applications with the state Department of Insurance seeking to surcharge their policyholders statewide for half the costs of that assessment.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
One of our key initiatives was partnering with banks to make our network accessible to their cardholders, surcharge free.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge
Verb
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That autumn, Newsom accused oil companies of price gouging California drivers and called a special legislative session to address the spikes.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2025
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Plowshare: an agricultural implement for turning soil, for gouging a cleft in the earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
Noun
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The Bengals continue to pay Hamilton County a $0.25 per ticket surtax.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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But critics have argued the surtax has led to an exodus of high earners from Massachusetts.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Less than a week after pausing weapons shipments to Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said his administration would reverse course.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 July 2025
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Shortly after that, Israeli airstrikes on Iranian weapons shipments to Hezbollah across neighboring Syria — at the time, a key ally of Iran — weakened the dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad, who was overthrown last December by rebels.—
James Hider,
NPR,
7 July 2025
Verb
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In 2011, Boeing was found to have been grossly overcharging the Army for spare helicopter parts; a four-cent metal pin, for example, was billed at $71.01.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Last year, as reported by Grocery Dive, Albertsons agreed to a $3.9 million settlement following a civil complaint that claimed the retailer unlawfully overcharged customers.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Other Asia-Pacific markets facing higher tariffs include Indonesia, which will be hit with a 32% excise duty, Bangladesh, which was slapped with a 35% duty, as well as Cambodia and Thailand, which are set for 36% tariff rates, the president's letters indicated.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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America’s largest trade partner, the European Union, is among the entities awaiting word Monday on whether U.S. President Donald Trump will impose punishing tariffs on their goods, a move economists have warned would have repercussions for companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
Noun
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But with a staffing crisis and work overload, city and county administrators are among the customers who could use them the most.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
9 July 2025
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It can be caused by a variety of factors including sensory overload and anxiety or excitement.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
4 July 2025
Verb
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The moment was emotional, personal, but despite the celebration, one thing stung him.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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In the meantime, the pain of the Elio process still stings for the creatives who saw the movie’s trajectory become something of a cautionary tale.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
Noun
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In fact, Chevrolet purposefully accomplished that top speed run with ballast to prove the future ZR1X's potential.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2025
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One where balance sheets build and their brand finds ballast.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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