surcharge
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B&M Retail Limited was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £18,104 and a £2,000 victim surcharge.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
If you’re hit with an airline surcharge for the emergency flight, ask for a refund.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Adding insult to injury, he estimates you will have to pay another $1,315 annual income-related monthly adjusted amount, or IRMAA, surcharge on your Medicare premiums, bringing your total tax bill to $19,681.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
For the fuel-surcharge piece, we’re going to continue to operate with the fuel surcharge and will manage as these fuel prices fluctuate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Shadow knew that the phone companies whacked a three-dollar surcharge on every call made from a prison phone.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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That means a typical Rhine container vessel can pass only if loaded to less than 20% of capacity, resulting in additional surcharges, according to Deutsche Bank analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It did not sue over related commercial surcharges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Dry-van spot rates for the week ended June 5 were up about 52% year-over-year excluding fuel surcharges, according to a report from FTR Transportation Intelligence and Truckstop.com.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Higher ticket prices and fuel surcharges are also prompting many travellers to change holiday plans for the peak summer season in the northern hemisphere, often choosing to save money by staying closer to home.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
On top of that, probation officers in most states can require that an individual dedicate 35 percent of his or her income toward the payment of fines, fees, surcharges, and restitution charged by numerous agencies.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Condo owners and renters on average were surcharged less.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Of the 777 surcharged penalty notices issued for LEZ contraventions in July, 689 were for a second breach where the penalty rate was £120.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023
“An innovative app or website or startup may never get off the ground because it could be surcharged to death, buried in search results or ripped off completely.”
From The Verge ● Jun. 13, 2022
While city leaders shrug their shoulders at trash-strewn encampments, Seattle homeowners can rest assured that any additional trash left outside the bin on collection day will be appropriately surcharged.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
In spite of his calm demeanor, calm voice, he was charged and surcharged with a will to action, a readiness to take and enjoy any desperate chance.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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Other terms of this proposed settlement include more options for credit surcharging.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025
More merchants, especially small businesses, in recent years have begun passing on the interchange fees they incur to consumers by surcharging them when they pay with credit cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
“The delay has helped, especially since the biggest publisher, Canada’s Transcontinental,” has offered to absorb the cost burden of the tariffs instead of surcharging its clients.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2025
"However, unless urgent action is taken to reduce the pressure on ATM operators by reversing the interchange fee reductions, NoteMachine will be forced to begin converting ATMs to surcharging," said chief executive Peter McNamara.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2019
Elocution could go no further in surcharging five letters with contempt.
From The Fortune Hunter by Phillips, David Graham
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