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surcharge

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


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It sees a 2 percentage point increase in the surcharge to 5%, but notes there are mixed reports about this.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

If you go over $109,000 for the year, you’re going to pay an income-related surcharge called IRMAA.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

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

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

Just about every supplier has tacked on fuel surcharges to Golden Corral’s bills as diesel prices have shot up this year, Trenary said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Even with the fuel surcharges, trucking companies don’t fully recoup what they pay for diesel, Costello said, and many offer pay bonuses to fuel-efficient drivers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 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

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

His exhibitors, who are coining him into money, should seek the best medical care for him and avoid surcharging his memory with rubbish.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle




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