surcharge
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If she were paid, say, $1,000,001, then she’d be subject to the surcharge, which would come to 13 cents.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Low-cost Spanish regional airline Volotea has come under fire for saying it will add a surcharge to tickets it has already sold and is being challenged by local consumer rights groups.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
High prices are one problem—no one wants to pay a fuel surcharge on their airline ticket.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
The railroad operator says revenue was boosted by higher merchandise pricing, intermodal volume growth, increased fuel surcharge revenue and higher domestic coal revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
It was $600 in all, a hefty sum in 1915—plus the surcharge for interest.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Vocabulary lists containing surcharge
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