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10 Language-to-English DictionariesExtra-charge
/ˈɛk.strəˌtʃɑːrdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An additional fee or payment required for a service, product, or facility beyond the basic or standard cost.
"There is an extra-charge for baggage weighing more than twenty kilograms."
- 1
Designating a good or service that requires an additional payment separate from the primary fee.
"Wi-Fi access is an extra-charge amenity available in all guest rooms."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the prefix 'extra-' (from Latin 'extra', meaning outside of or beyond) and 'charge' (derived from Late Latin 'carricare', meaning to load a wagon or burden, via Old French). The compound emerged in the late 19th century in commercial and service-oriented contexts to denote a fee added to a standard price.
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frais supplémentaires
Transliteration: frɛ sy.ple.mã.tɛʁ
"Il y a des frais supplémentaires pour ce service."
Aufpreis
Transliteration: ˈaʊ̯fˌpʁaɪ̯s
"Für die Lieferung wird ein Aufpreis erhoben."
sovrapprezzo
Transliteration: sovrapˈprettso
"C'è un sovrapprezzo per il servizio in camera."
cargo extra
Transliteration: ˈkaɾɣo ˈekstɾa
"El uso del gimnasio no tiene ningún cargo extra."
taxa extra
Transliteration: ˈtak.sɐ ˈɛk.stɾɐ
"Houve uma taxa extra pela bagagem despachada."
अतिरिक्त शुल्क
Transliteration: atirikt shulk
"इस सेवा के लिए कोई अतिरिक्त शुल्क नहीं है।"
附加费
Transliteration: fùjiāfèi
"深夜送货需要支付附加费。"
추가 요금
Transliteration: chuga yogeum
"주말에는 객실 이용 시 추가 요금이 발생합니다."
追加料金
Transliteration: tsuika ryōkin
"このサービスには追加料金がかかります。"
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