Dictionary definition · surcharge
noun
- an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
verb
- charge an extra fee, as for a special service
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- fill to capacity with people"The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"
- print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
- fill to an excessive degree"The air was surcharged with tension"
- place too much a load on"don't overload the car"
- show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).