n.

1. An additional sum added to the usual amount or cost.
2. An overcharge, especially when unlawful.
3. An additional or excessive burden; an overload.
4. 1. A new value or denomination overprinted on a postage or revenue stamp.
   2. The stamp to which a new value has been applied.
5. Law. The act of surcharging.

tr.v., -charged, -charg·ing, -charg·es.

1. To charge (a person) an additional sum.
2. To overcharge (a person).
3. To place an excessive burden on; overload.
4. To fill beyond usual capacity; overfill.
5. To print a surcharge on (a postage or revenue stamp).
6. Law. To show an omission of a credit in (an account).
7. To require (a person) to reimburse funds spent without authorization.

[Middle English, from surchargen, to overtax, from Old French surcharger : sur-, sur- + chargier, to charge; see charge.]

An added charge, cost, or tax.

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1. Extra charge imposed on those who purchase with a credit card instead of cash. Credit card surcharges are forbidden by the Truth in Lending Act amendments of 1975, which permitted discounts for cash payments.

2. Charge assessed by a Federal Reserve bank for access to the nighttime processing cycle of an Automated Clearing House commonly used by banks to move excess funds from Zero-Balance Accounts into concentration accounts for corporate customers.

3. Discount Window surcharge imposed by a Federal Reserve Bank, on short-term adjustment credit. Used in the early 1980s as a selective credit control to control inflation, the Fed's authority to use surcharges expired in November 1981.

4. Transaction fee for withdrawing cash at an automated teller machine. Such fees must be displayed at the ATM site.

n

A stated dollar amount paid to the dentist by the beneficiary in addition to other reimbursement received by third-party payers.

The vertical load applied at the ground surface or above the level of the bottom of a footing.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

An overcharge or additional cost.

A surcharge is an added liability imposed on something that is already due, such as a tax on tax. It also refers to the penalty a court can impose on a fiduciary for breaching a duty.

In equity, surcharging means to show that a particular item, in favor of the party surcharging, should be included in an account that is alleged to be settled or complete.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - overlæs, overtryk, overstempling, strafporto, ekstraafgift
v. tr. - overbelaste, overlæsse, overstemple, forlange strafporto af

Nederlands (Dutch)
toeslag, meerprijs

Français (French)
n. - (gén) surcharge, (Élec, Postes) surcharge
v. tr. - faire payer un supplément à (qn)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zuschlag, Zusatzporto, Steuerzuschlag, Überbeanspruchung
v. - überlasten, mit einem Zuschlag belegen, überspannen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόσθετη επιβάρυνση, πρόσθετο τέλος, (αρχιτ.) κορυφαία φορτία
v. - υπερφορτίζω, υπερφορτώνω, προσεπιβαρύνω, υπερχρεώνω

Italiano (Italian)
sovrapprezzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sobrecarga (f)
v. - sobrecarregar

Русский (Russian)
добавочная нагрузка, перегрузка, приплата, дополнительный налог, надпечатка (на марке), пеня, перерасход

Español (Spanish)
n. - sobretasa, sobreprecio, recargo
v. tr. - sobrecargar, recargar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tilläggsavgift, extraavgift, extra last, överlast, överbelastning, överstämpling
v. - debitera extra, överlasta, överbelasta, stämpla över

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
装载过多, 追加罚款, 超载, 使装载过多

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 裝載過多, 追加罰款, 超載
v. tr. - 使裝載過多, 追加罰款

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 과도한 부담, 폭리
v. tr. - 너무 많이 싣다, 너무 채우다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不当請求, 追加料金, 積みすぎ, 過充電
v. - 追加料金を課する, 脱漏を指摘する, 積みすぎる, 過充電する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اجرة أو ضريبه اضافيه (فعل) يثقل على , يحمل بإفراط , يدفع ضريبه اضافيه لشخص ما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תוספת תשלום, סכום נוסף, קנס, חותמת על בול דואר (לתוספת מחיר), העדר זיכוי (הנהלת חשבונות)‬
v. tr. - ‮תבע תשלום נוסף, העמיס יותר מדי‬

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