Surcharge word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "surcharge" word
[verb] show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
[verb] place too much a load on
[verb] fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with tension"
[verb] print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
[verb] fill to capacity with people; "The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"
[verb] rip off; ask an unreasonable price
[verb] charge an extra fee, as for a special service
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\Sur*charge"\, n. [F.] 1. (Railroads) A charge over the usual or legal rates. 2. Something printed or written on a postage stamp to give it a new legal effect, as a new valuation, a place, a date, etc.; also (Colloq.), a stamp with a surcharge.
\Sur*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surcharged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surcharging}.] [F. surcharger. See {Sur-}, and {Charge}, and cf. {Overcharge}, {Supercharge}, {Supercargo}.] 1. To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon. Four charged two, and two surcharged one. --Spenser. Your head reclined, as hiding grief from view, Droops like a rose surcharged with morning dew. --Dryden. 2. (Law)
(a) To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. Blackstone.
(b) (Equity) To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given. --Story. Daniel.
\Sur*charge"\, n. [F.] 1. An overcharge; an excessive load or burden; a load greater than can well be borne. A numerous nobility causeth poverty and inconvenience in a state, for it is surcharge of expense. --Bacon. 2. (Law)
(a) The putting, by a commoner, of more beasts on the common than he has a right to.
(b) (Equity) The showing an omission, as in an account, for which credit ought to have been given. --Burrill.
Synonyms for surcharge
fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, overcharge, overload, pluck, plume, rob, soak
Antonyms: undercharge
See also: beat | bill | charge | charge | cheat | chisel | extort | fill | fill up | gouge | load | make full | overcrowd | overprint | print over | rack | rip off | show | single supplement | wring |
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Let's analyse "surcharge" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: EGRAHCRUS. Average typing speed for these characters is 2475 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
surcharge: 3 + 1 + 5 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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