surcharge

Added price penalty

A surcharge is an extra charge added on top of a standard price or fee: The airline added a fuel surcharge to every ticket.

Credit card companies may impose surcharges on certain transactions.

The verb means to apply such a charge: They surcharged us ten dollars for paying by phone.

fee

tariff

Tax on traded goods

  • levyCompulsory government charge
  • tollFee for passage
  • premiumAdded cost for better

cost · price · rate · expense · dues · payment · billing · invoice · amount · markup

extra

additional

Beyond the existing amount

hidden fee · rider · top-up · differential · adjustment

burden

imposition

Unfair demand on someone

  • strainExcessive stretching force
  • hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
  • onusResponsibility one bears

load · encumbrance · obligation · weight · pressure · financial strain · gouging · exploitation · squeeze

penalty

fine

Acceptable in quality

violation · noncompliance · breach · assessment · deterrent · forfeit · citation · overdraft fee

Categories
Opposites
price adjustment direction

surchargediscount

Reduced price offered

rebate · price reduction · markdown · price cut · reduction

billing accuracy/fairness

surchargeundercharge

Bill below proper amount

underbilling · underpricing · shortfall · underpayment

Phrases
Family

surcharged, surcharges, surcharging

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G