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surcharge

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


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The “slop bowl” became internet shorthand for the familiar fast-casual mash-up — grains, greens, globally inspired protein, sauce, perhaps an avocado surcharge — assembled with the logic of a cafeteria line and an over-$10 price.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

He was also fined £500 at Guildford Magistrates' Court and ordered to pay £320 in costs and a surcharge.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Farmers shipping grain paid a 48-cent-a-mile fuel surcharge per railcar in mid-September, more than double the 19-cent surcharge from a year earlier, according to the USDA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Farmers shipping grain paid a 48-cent fuel surcharge per mile per railcar in mid-September, more than double the 19-cent surcharge from a year earlier, according to data from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

It was $600 in all, a hefty sum in 1915—plus the surcharge for interest.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Those using leased carriers or independent trucks, which add their own fuel surcharges, are trying to get as close to a truckload as they can or limit smaller orders, she added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Interest from Treasurys is exempt from state tax but is taxed federally as income, which can push one’s income above thresholds that trigger Medicare premium surcharges, Um noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The costs stem from the government’s decision to raise the threshold for fuel surcharges and other electricity charges to 800kWh a month from 600kWh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Tenaga is expected to absorb a one-off 120 million ringgit-150 million ringgit cost in September-December from waived fuel surcharges for selected households, while the fuel-adjustment mechanism remains intact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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

"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

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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