Surcharge (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. an additional charge, tax, or cost.
  2. an excessive sum or price charged.
  3. an additional or excessive load or burden.
  4. Philately.
    • an overprint that alters or restates the face value or denomination of a stamp to which it has been applied.
    • a stamp bearing such an overprint.
  5. act of surcharging.
verb (used with object), sur·charged, sur·charg·ing.
  1. to subject to an additional or extra charge, tax, cost, etc. (for payment).
  2. to overcharge for goods.
  3. to show an omission in (an account) of something that operates as a charge against the accounting party; to omit a credit toward (an account).
  4. to print a surcharge on (a stamp).
  5. to put an additional or excessive burden upon.
noun (ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ)
  1. a charge in addition to the usual payment, tax, etc
  2. an excessive sum charged, esp when unlawful
  3. an extra and usually excessive burden or supply
  4. the act or an instance of surcharging
  5. an overprint that alters the face value of a postage stamp
verb (sɜːˈtʃɑːdʒ, ˈsɜːˌtʃɑːdʒ) (tr)
  1. to charge an additional sum, tax, etc
  2. to overcharge (a person) for something
  3. to put an extra physical burden upon; overload
  4. to fill to excess; overwhelm
  5. to insert credits that have been omitted in (an account)
  6. to overprint a surcharge on (a stamp)
Surcharge (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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