surcharge
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Postal Service is charging an 8% fee on certain packages, its first fuel surcharge ever.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
At Worthing Magistrates' Court last week, Hollywood pleaded guilty to speeding, and had five penalty points added to his licence, a £293 fine, £120 in costs, and a £117 victim surcharge.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
If she were paid, say, $1,000,001, then she’d be subject to the surcharge, which would come to 13 cents.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
In addition, AMC adds a surcharge of up to $2 per ticket for popular films on their opening weekends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Shadow knew that the phone companies whacked a three-dollar surcharge on every call made from a prison phone.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing surcharge
Illegal
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