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surcharge

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


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This implies lower estimates, particularly after the U.K. government raised the banking surcharge last week, the analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

However, he trims his 2026 and 2027 earnings forecasts by 3.1% and 2.9%, respectively, to reflect higher-than-expected costs and the one-off impact of Tenaga absorbing electricity surcharge costs from September to December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

It is surcharge added to standard monthly premiums for Medicare.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

He was fined £430 and told to pay a surcharge of £172 to support justice services, as well as £130 in costs to the Metropolitan Police.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 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

Waiting until age 73 to withdraw from tax-deferred accounts can trigger higher taxes and Medicare premium surcharges.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The following year, Amazon raised its surcharges to increase its revenue by $87 million worldwide, the suit said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 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

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

The new settlement being discussed also would involve surcharging, the people said.

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

I had done thus, although my high-church principles had hindered me from surcharging the phantom with the usual quantity of deformity.

From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Henry Digby Beste


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