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surcharge

[sur-chahrj, sur-chahrj, sur-chahrj] / ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ, sɜrˈtʃɑrdʒ, ˈsɜrˌtʃɑrdʒ /


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Think tank Tax Policy Associates estimates, external that increasing the surcharge that banks pay on corporation tax from 3% to 5.5% could potentially raise an additional £1bn to £2bn a year for the Treasury.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

The “slop bowl” became internet shorthand for the familiar fast-casual mash-up — grains, greens, globally inspired protein, sauce, perhaps an avocado surcharge — assembled with the logic of a cafeteria line and an over-$10 price.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

It sees a 2 percentage point increase in the surcharge to 5%, but notes there are mixed reports about this.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He was also fined £500 at Guildford Magistrates' Court and ordered to pay £320 in costs and a surcharge.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Alabama charges a 30 percent collection fee, and Florida allows private debt collectors to tack on a 40 percent surcharge to the underlying debt.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The companies benefited from fuel surcharges, though fuel expenses weighed on margins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Both companies benefited from fuel surcharges, which allow the freight companies to pass on higher fuel costs to their customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Jeremy Phillips, from Barette Plant Hire, said it "hasn't been too much of an issue so far, but that fuel surcharges are being added to hourly rates".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

So much taxable money taken out could eventually push you over the income limit for the Medicare surcharges known as IRMAA, which start at $222,000 for a married couple.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 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

Homeowners would not be surcharged for commercial losses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

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

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

Cars and light-goods vehicles face fines of up to £480 per day for repeated breaches of the rules, known as surcharging, with penalties of up to £960 for buses and HGVs.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023

It was not anticipated that a very large supply of 3c. stationery was on hand, and consequently the arrangements for surcharging are of the most primitive description.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Clifton Armstrong Howes


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