SURCHARGE

(noun) an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
(verb) show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
(verb) place too much a load on
"don't overload the car"
synonyms : overcharge , overload
(verb) fill to an excessive degree
"The air was surcharged with tension"
(verb) print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
(verb) fill to capacity with people
"The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"
(verb) rip off; ask an unreasonable price
synonyms : fleece , gazump , hook , overcharge , pluck , plume , rob , soak
He was trying to pluck me by asking four hundred dollars for the watch. -added by naila_inlas
an unsuspecting tourist fleeced by a scam artist -added by nithi
(verb) charge an extra fee, as for a special service

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