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
Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Homeowners would not be surcharged for commercial losses.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
These errors often occur when airlines miscalculate currency conversions, leave off fuel surcharges, or input incorrect pricing.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 19 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Robins said the company considered multiple different options before settling on the winnings surcharge.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Homeowners would not be surcharged for commercial losses.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Noun
Ford and Trump ultimately backed off their threats, and Ford dropped the surcharge.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
These errors often occur when airlines miscalculate currency conversions, leave off fuel surcharges, or input incorrect pricing.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge
Verb
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The roof was scorched black and gouged open to the sky, insulation tufting from the walls.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Tickets for the shows are hard to come by as the band is using a face-value ticket exchange to prevent scalpers from gouging fans on the secondary market.—
Ethan Millman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Local taxes, some state-specific taxes in a handful of states, and a capital gains surtax on high earners in Minnesota are not included.—
Jason Clayworth,
Axios,
3 Apr. 2025
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In 2018, after the Wave project was killed, Fort Lauderdale included the one-way pairs project as part of Broward County’s transportation surtax referendum initiative.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Shanghai facility, with a capacity of over 950,000 vehicles annually, produced over half of Tesla’s 2024 shipments.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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To ease the disruption, CBP is allowing shipments to be released while importers delay payment of customs duties.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Critics of the program, which essentially privatizes Medicare, point to insurance companies cherry-picking enrollees who are younger and healthier and overcharging the program for treatment.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2025
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Deitrich, who’s gotten involved with Power to the Patients, said she was overcharged by her provider by more than a thousand dollars for a routine checkup and now drives more than two hours to the closest clinic that lists their prices upfront.—
Marquise Francis,
NBC News,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trump sees that reliance as a security issue and believes tariffs can bring more manufacturing to America.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Such tariffs could impose huge costs on Nvidia’s business, which primarily relies on chip and hardware manufacturing in Asia.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Controlling email overload is another way to improve.—
Michael Goshka,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The proud father of four and entrepreneur also shared the cuteness overload on his Instagram page.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Hit the ball too far up the handle, or off the end of the head, and the bat will flex and vibrate, transferring less energy to the ball and stinging the batter’s hands.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Pets who have an encounter with stinging caterpillars will need a vet visit ASAP.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The mussels easily make their way into live wells, bilges and ballast tanks, watercraft’s engine systems, plumbing and other compartments onboard boats.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Without sufficient ballast, its word balloons threaten to float charmingly away.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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