SURCHARGE Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈsər-ˌchärj

Definition of surcharge

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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surcharge

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noun

as in surtax

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Recent Examples of surcharge

Verb

Massachusetts law requires utility companies to collect an energy efficiency surcharge on all Massachusetts energy consumers. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 Domestic flights will also get surcharged. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026

Noun

That potential loss comes on top of the elimination of the water utility surcharge, another significant reduction in City revenue. — Neil Kerch, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Marblegate are all calling on the governor and the mayor to back a plan that would create of a health and wellness fund for taxicab drivers by shifting a fare surcharge away from the MTA. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surcharge

Recent Examples of Synonyms for surcharge

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Insurance carriers are often able to negotiate a better rate for the tow, if he was indeed getting gouged.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
During Fortescue’s early years, the environmental toll of gouging metals from the earth was all but an afterthought.

— Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of gouge

Noun

Brown promised that surtax would be temporary, but later a coalition of public employee unions, led by the California Teachers Association, sponsored a ballot measure that extended it to 2030.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
In Massachusetts, despite pessimistic predictions, a 2022 millionaire surtax saw revenue double the projections and the millionaire population grow, fears of a mass departure.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of surtax

Noun

Kay Jewelers Return Policy Kay Jewelers offers free returns on most items within 30 days of the shipment date, or exchanges within 60 days of the shipment date.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2026
That said, interested customers should check out the preorder deals from carriers such as AT&T and T-Mobile, which show shipment dates for November and December.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of shipment

Verb

In 2021, insurance giant Centene stood accused of overcharging Florida’s Medicaid program for prescription drugs.

— Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
So why do smart, successful business owners, people who would never let a supplier overcharge them by a single dollar on materials, keep writing checks to marketing that doesn’t work?

— Angelica Kopec, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcharge

Noun

After responding to their most visible attacks, the two candidates traded barbs over a slew of policy issues, including health care, prescription drug prices, tariffs and the ongoing war with Iran.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
But then shipping disruptions, rising fuel costs, and steep international tariffs made exporting increasingly difficult, prompting Yu to turn her attention to building a domestic market.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of tariff

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An album-length EP by the 20-year-old producer is a dizzying and boundless collage of collages, using free-jazz logic and digital overload to chart new emotional terrain.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
New York — As a new mom-to-be, my social media feeds have clocked me — funneling endless videos my way about pregnancy, nursery prep and birth stories, to the point of baby information overload.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of overload

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Continue reading … CROSSING THE AISLE — Manchin delivers stinging rebuke to Schumer with surprise Senate campaign stop.

— , FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of sting

Noun

Unlike the income tax, though, the property tax is regressive, meaning its rate is not adjusted to reflect a payer’s earnings or wealth.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit allows eligible taxpayers to receive a federal income tax credit of up to $1,700 for contributions to qualifying scholarship granting organizations (SGOs).

— Claudia Nachtigal, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of income tax

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