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Meaning
Noun
●
An
addition
of
extra
charge
on the
agreed
or
stated
price.
●
The part of the price of a
subsidized
good or service that is not
covered
by the
subsidy
and so must be
paid
by the consumer.
●
An
excessive
price
charged
e.g. to an
unsuspecting
customer.
●
In Philately:
An
overprint
on a
stamp
that
alters
(usually
raises
) the
original
nominal value
of the
stamp
; used especially in
times
of hyperinflation.
●
In Art:
A
painting
in
lighter
enamel
over a
darker
one that
serves
as the ground.
●
In Law:
A
charge
that has been
omitted
from an
account
as
payment
of a
credit
to the
charged
party
●
In Law:
A
penalty
for
failure
to
exercise
common
prudence
and
skill
in the performance of a fiduciary's duties.
●
An
excessive
load
or burden.
●
In Law:
The
putting
, by a
commoner
, of more
animals
on the common than he is
entitled
to.
Verb
●
To
apply
a surcharge.
●
To
overload
; to overburden.
●
In Law:
To
overstock
; especially, to
put
more
cattle
into (e.g. a common) than one has a right to do, or more than the
herbage
will sustain.
●
To show an
omission
in (an
account
) for which
credit
ought to
have been given.
Sourced from
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Origin
surcharge
English
charge
English
chargen
Middle English (1100-1500)
chargier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
carricare
Latin
carrus
Latin
sur-
English
Sourced from
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