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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSurcharge
/ˈsɜːr.tʃɑːrdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An additional charge or payment.
"The airline added a fuel surcharge to the ticket price."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French prefix 'sur-' (meaning 'over' or 'above', from Latin 'super') combined with 'charge' (load or burden), entering Middle English in the 15th century. Historically used to denote an excessive load, it evolved in modern commercial contexts to mean an extra fee or charge added to a regular cost.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Surcharge" is said worldwide
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surtaxe
Transliteration: surtaxe
"Il y a une surtaxe pour les paiements par carte de crédit."
Aufschlag
Transliteration: Aufschlag
"Für die Lieferung wird ein kleiner Aufschlag erhoben."
sovrapprezzo
Transliteration: sovrapprezzo
"C'è un sovrapprezzo per i biglietti acquistati all'ultimo minuto."
recargo
Transliteration: recargo
"El hotel aplica un recargo por pagar con tarjeta."
sobretaxa
Transliteration: sobretaxa
"Foi cobrada uma sobretaxa pelo serviço expresso."
अतिरिक्त शुल्क
Transliteration: atirikt shulk
"होटल के बिल में एक अतिरिक्त शुल्क जोड़ा गया था।"
附加费
Transliteration: fùjiāfèi
"机票包含燃油附加费。"
추가 요금
Transliteration: chuga yogeum
"주말에는 객실 이용에 추가 요금이 붙습니다."
追加料金
Transliteration: tsuika ryōkin
"深夜のタクシー乗車には追加料金がかかります。"
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