Surcharge (Noun)
Meaning
An additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill).
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The restaurant added a 10% surcharge to our bill because we were dining on a major holiday.
- After checking in for the flight, we discovered there would be a significant surcharge for excess baggage.
- Because we exceeded our allotted internet bandwidth, our internet service provider charged us a substantial surcharge on our monthly bill.
- We incurred a large surcharge for having cancelled our travel reservations too late in the season.
- Some consumers view foreign transaction fees and ATM surcharges as "junk fees" or additional fees.