surcharge /'sә:tʃɑ:dʒ/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
• (v.) charge an extra fee, as for a special service
• (v.) fill to capacity with people

Chinese translation

• n. 装载过多, 超载, 追加罚款, 附加税
• vt. 使装载过多, 追加罚款, 收附加税

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'sә:tʃɑ:dʒ/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.12 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

surcharged, surcharges, surcharging

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