surchargeTranslate surcharge | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of surcharge noun Pronunciation: /ˈsəːtʃɑːdʒ/ 1an additional charge or payment:we guarantee that no surcharges will be added to the cost of your holiday a charge made by assessors as a penalty for false returns of taxable property. British an amount in an official account not passed by the auditor and having to be refunded by the person responsible. the showing of an omission in an account for which credit should have been given. 2a mark printed on a postage stamp changing its value. verb Pronunciation: /ˈsəːtʃɑːdʒ, -ˈtʃɑːdʒ/ [with object] 1exact an additional charge or payment from:retailers will be able to surcharge credit-card users 2mark (a postage stamp) with a surcharge. Origin: late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French surcharger (see sur-1, charge). The early sense of the noun (late 15th century) was 'excessive load'surcharge in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of surcharge in the US English dictionary
