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surcharge

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


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Trucks also drive what are called “empty miles,” or miles driven between shipments, that are not covered by a surcharge.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

Since the notices were sent, the city received tax filing information from New York state that helped identify an additional 1,210 property owners who weren’t subject to the new surcharge, according to the city’s lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

In an earlier phase of the dispute, Ontario imposed a temporary 25-percent surcharge on electricity exports to three US states.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Ford, whose Ontario province is home to Canada's auto manufacturing industry, is open to how far the dispute could go and said that an "energy surcharge is on the table".

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

When the eldest son was gone Wang Lung felt the house was purged of some surcharge of unrest and it was a relief to him.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

Fuel-export curbs spurred refineries to cut back on processing; travelers flew less, deterred by increased surcharges.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Operators pass on the resulting costs by applying low-water surcharges, which they introduce progressively if river levels keep falling.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

This was largely driven by small to midsize importers trying to get ahead of rising costs from tariffs and fuel surcharges triggered by the war in Iran, Seroka said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

I have a handle on Medicare surcharges and the $6,000 senior additional deduction rules.

From MarketWatch Aug. 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

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

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

As for more money, he suggested surcharging passengers for their trips through tunnels, capturing revenue from commercial development around stations and allowing the authority to issue revenue bonds.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 28, 2018

After reanimating the old myths, surcharging the legendary heroes with a new significance, it seemed for a while that the movement would lose itself in a literary mysticism.

From Modern British Poetry by Louis Untermeyer




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