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Definition of surcharge verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

surcharge

verb
 
/ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒ/
 
/ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they surcharge
 
/ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒ/
 
/ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒ/
he / she / it surcharges
 
/ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒɪz/
 
/ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒɪz/
past simple surcharged
 
/ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒd/
 
/ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒd/
past participle surcharged
 
/ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒd/
 
/ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒd/
-ing form surcharging
 
/ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒɪŋ/
 
/ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒɪŋ/
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  1. surcharge somebody (something) to make somebody pay a surcharge
    • We were surcharged £50 for travelling on a Friday.
    Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): from Old French surcharger (from sur- and charge). The early sense of the noun (late 15th cent.) was ‘excessive load’.
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