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surcharge

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1. surcharge - Noun

2. surcharge - Verb

Meaning

To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon.

To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. Blackstone.

To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given.

An overcharge; an excessive load or burden; a load greater than can well be borne.

The putting, by a commoner, of more beasts on the common than he has a right to.

The showing an omission, as in an account, for which credit ought to have been given.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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don't overload the car Source: Internet

The air was surcharged with tension Source: Internet

The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards Source: Internet

A cash-on-board surcharge of $3.00 is added for trips originating from stations with fare vending machines. Source: Internet

After the 2015 introduction of a surcharge in the United Kingdom, the number of plastic bags sold by retailers precipitously. Source: Internet

"All the goods offered for sale in Warren's store were offered at the same price the merchant himself had paid for them, plus a small surcharge, in the neighborhood of 4 to 7 percent, to cover store overhead." Source: Internet

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