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surcharge

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


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In May, Virgin Atlantic added a fuel surcharge to ticket prices in response.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The surcharge Virgin introduced added £50 to an economy class fare, £180 to premium and £360 to business class.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Starbucks has been winning back customers with changes that range from bringing back the condiment bar to getting rid of a surcharge for nondairy milk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Jefferies expects the surcharge to increase by 2 percentage points, at most, which would raise 1.5 billion pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

He’s also paying steeper fuel surcharges for services like crop dusting.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

But diesel surcharges have climbed for some trucking, parcel and rail networks, the Barclays economists said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

However, the risk of Tenaga bearing additional costs through lower fuel-adjustment surcharges next year is likely low, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Customers of the freight railroads have also seen higher fuel surcharges this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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

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

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

"However, unless urgent action is taken to reduce the pressure on ATM operators by reversing the interchange fee reductions, NoteMachine will be forced to begin converting ATMs to surcharging," said chief executive Peter McNamara.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2019

Weeping had not eased her bosom; she had only become more conscious of the load of tears surcharging it.

From A Life's Morning by George Gissing




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