surcharge
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Some campaigners are calling for a windfall tax, or to increase the banking surcharge by 5 percentage points back to 8% at the U.K. government budget in autumn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
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
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It’s used to determine eligibility for certain tax deductions and credits, as well as certain government benefits and surcharges, according to Fidelity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
While Beijing curbed jet-fuel exports and kept more at home, domestic flights within China got more expensive, too, including higher fuel 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
That would keep you below the married threshold for the Medicare surcharges known as IRMAA.
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
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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
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Other terms of this proposed settlement include more options for credit surcharging.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025
The agreement would have created a little more flexibility for merchants that want to charge consumers extra when they pay by credit card, a practice known as surcharging.
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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