surcharge
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Maersk, a shipping company based in Denmark, implemented an emergency bunker surcharge in late March, citing a challenging fuel market.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Postal Service is charging an 8% fee on certain packages, its first fuel surcharge ever.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
As well as the suspended prison sentence, Lee must carry out 10 rehabilitation days and pay £500 compensation and a statutory surcharge.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
High prices are one problem—no one wants to pay a fuel surcharge on their airline ticket.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 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
Vocabulary lists containing surcharge
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