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sur·charge (sʉr′c̸härj′; also, for v., sər c̸härj′)
transitive verb surcharged -·charged′, surcharging -·charg′·ing
- to overcharge
- to overload; overburden
- to fill to excess or beyond normal capacity
- to mark (a postage stamp) with a surcharge
- Law to show an omission, as of a credit, in (an account)
Etymology: ME surchargen < OFr surcharger: see sur- & charge
noun
- an additional amount added to the usual charge
- an overcharge
- an extra or excessive load, burden, etc.
- a new valuation overprinted on a postage stamp, etc., to change its denomination
- Law the act of surcharging
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