SURCHARGE
Scrabble letter values: S1U1R1C3H4A1R1G2E1 = 15
Definition
- noun an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill).
- verb charge an extra fee, as for a special service.
- verb rip off. — synonyms: overcharge, soak, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
- verb fill to capacity with people.
- verb print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote.
- verb fill to an excessive degree.
- verb place too much a load on. — synonyms: overload, overcharge
- verb show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given.
Examples
- “ask an unreasonable price”
- “The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards”
- “The air was surcharged with tension”