as in to gouge
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly
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Recent Examples of surcharge
Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
By comparison, the new single-motor version, which costs 1.4 million lira, only comes with a 10% SCT surcharge that adds just 141,000 lira.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 July 2025
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
When the weather is warmer, the WNA will reflect a surcharge.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
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Verb
That surcharge alone erodes a meaningful slice of Qatar’s margin advantage over Henry-Hub-linked U.S. cargoes and is already pencilled into 2026 LNG tender models.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
By comparison, the new single-motor version, which costs 1.4 million lira, only comes with a 10% SCT surcharge that adds just 141,000 lira.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 July 2025
Noun
The county’s quest toward a sales-tax ballot measure is technically distinct from a similar push led by organized labor and nonprofits to get their own half-cent sales tax surcharge on the ballot.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
When the weather is warmer, the WNA will reflect a surcharge.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge
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Hydee Feldstein Soto’s office has filed seven price-gouging lawsuits — three civil, four criminal — ranging from individual landlords to housing companies such as Blueground and Airbnb.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Scheffler pushed his drive into the right fairway bunker on the par-4, could only advance the ball 54 yards into the left rough and gouged his third shot short of the green.—
John Marshall,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Feb. 2026
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to allow 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into its market at a tariff rate of about 6%, removing a 100% surtax, in response to Chinese leader Xi Jinping cutting tariffs on canola, a key Canadian agricultural export.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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In 2022, Massachusetts created a 4% surtax on income over $1 million.—
Gregory D. Squires,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2026
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Maybe a shipment of stale Valentine’s Day candy is in order.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this month, ice on the Delaware River disrupted a shipment of 15,000 tons of salt arriving in Philadelphia on a barge.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Instead of swift passage on Wednesday, the proposal has become a new flashpoint in a sensitive discussion over police-community relations, with some event organizers questioning why community groups who feel overcharged by the police should have to appeal to the same department for subsidies.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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The lawsuit alleges diabetic Iowans have been overcharged millions of dollars a year and cut off from affordable insulin.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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The outdoor industry—and particularly the cycling industry—has been battered by tariffs and declining sales in recent years.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The promise of this hedging strategy lies in diversification, diplomatic optionality, and insulation from tariff shocks.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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From social isolation and digital overload to anxiety about identity, success, and belonging, today’s youth are navigating challenges that didn’t exist a decade ago.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Once more, Chelsea created a three-v-two overload at the back post.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the days following a second consecutive season without making the playoffs, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, in a walk-off interview with local reporters after the final news conference of the season, admitted that the loss of one player stung significantly.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Steve died in 2006 after being stung by a stingray at the Batt Reef off the coast of Australia.—
Janelle Ash , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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South Africa’s business-friendly Democratic Alliance, which entered national government for the first time nearly 20 months ago, was expected to act as a stabilizing force — providing policy discipline, investor confidence, and institutional ballast.—
Sam Mkokeli,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The projects will include replacing and upgrading railroad tracks, track infrastructure like ballast and rail ties and maintaining rolling stock.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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