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English noun: surcharge | |||
| 1. | surcharge (possession) an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | charge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | single supplement | ||
English verb: surcharge | |||
| 1. | surcharge (possession) charge an extra fee, as for a special service | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bill, charge | ||
| 2. | surcharge (possession) rip off; ask an unreasonable price | ||
| Synonyms | fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cheat, chisel, rip off | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring | ||
| Entail | bill, charge | ||
| Antonyms | undercharge | ||
| 3. | surcharge (motion) fill to capacity with people | ||
| Samples | The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | overcrowd | ||
| 4. | surcharge (creation) print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | overprint, print over | ||
| 5. | surcharge (contact) fill to an excessive degree | ||
| Samples | The air was surcharged with tension. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill, fill up, make full | ||
| 6. | surcharge (contact) place too much a load on | ||
| Samples | Don't overload the car. | ||
| Synonyms | overcharge, overload | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lade, laden, load, load up | ||
| 7. | surcharge (communication) show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | show | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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