Surcharge



GRE 蓝宝 TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 对...收取额外费用
• ［英］ v. 对...收取额外费用 ( make an additional charge) ; n. 附加费
• ［类］ 反义词: discount ( 折扣)
• ［记］ sur（超过）+charge（收费） -> 额外的收费 -> 附加费

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French surcharger, from sur- + charger to load, charge — more at charge
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. overcharge
  • b. to charge an extra fee
  • c. to show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
• 2. British overstock
• 3. to fill or load to excess <the atmosphere…was surcharged with war hysteria — H. A. Chippendale>
• 4.
  • a. to mark a surcharge on (a stamp)
  • b. overprint <surcharge a banknote>

II. noun

• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. an additional tax, cost, or impost
  • b. an extra fare <a sleeping car surcharge>
  • c. an instance of surcharging an account
• 2. an excessive load or burden
• 3. the action of surcharging ; the state of being surcharged
• 4.
  • a.
    • (1) an overprint on a stamp; specifically one that alters the denomination
    • (2) a stamp bearing such an overprint
  • b. an overprint on a currency note

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