as in to gouge
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly
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Recent Examples of surcharge
James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2022
In addition to sales tax, the governor’s budget language would let New York City collect a $1.50-per-room nightly surcharge on hotel stays.
—Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2021
Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Starting in January, the surcharge for long-term improvements in Perla will be $1.55 per month while the surcharge for outstanding debts is not to exceed $15.39 per month.
—Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Josephson’s bill would increase that surcharge slightly.
—James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2022
In addition to sales tax, the governor’s budget language would let New York City collect a $1.50-per-room nightly surcharge on hotel stays.
—Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2021
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The Republican candidate for president has spent the past few weeks floating ever higher proposals for raising surcharges on foreign goods entering the United States.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Starting in January, the surcharge for long-term improvements in Perla will be $1.55 per month while the surcharge for outstanding debts is not to exceed $15.39 per month.
—Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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The price gouging law authorizes the energy commission to set a maximum gross gasoline refining margin and a penalty for refiners that exceed it.Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
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The balloon’s string, still attached to a radio transmitter, had gouged into the bird’s flesh—fracturing bones, killing tissues and cutting off circulation to the bird’s feet.Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
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The plans will see the top marginal income rate raised to 39.6 percent, from the current 37 percent, and the rate on two Medicare surtaxes increased from 3.8 percent to 5 percent for those earning more than $400,000.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Illinois In Illinois, voters will consider a proposal to create a 3% surtax on income over $1 million.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Notoriously complex and opaque global supply chains have made the fashion industry especially vulnerable to shipment detentions from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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The extra cost is worthwhile if the shipment is successful.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Francis, according to prosecutors, overcharged the U.S. military by $35 million for his company's services.Elias Lopez, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Warren and Schiff wrote a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking them to investigate whether the grocers are overcharging customers.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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The National Retail Federation warned that U.S. consumers could lose $46 billion to $78 billion in spending power each year if Trump imposes new tariffs.Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
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But Chinese officials laser-focused on stabilizing their faltering economy are also mindful of the tariffs of 60% or more that Trump has vowed to impose on all Chinese imports.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Too many options can lead to choice overload and ultimately hinder decision-making.Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Avoid excessive iron supplementation: Taking iron supplements can lead to iron overload for people without an iron deficiency.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since the stinging defeat in the courts, at which details emerged of government security forces downplaying the Bundys’ legitimate concern for their own safety when federal sniper units encircled the family, Washington and its agencies let the Bundys graze at will and without charge.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps cricket can stomach that axing, but potentially not being part of the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, will sting.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Before arriving in North America, the species is believed to have invaded South American rivers through ballast water—the fresh or saltwater that is held on ships.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Part of the junk’s ballast had been provided by granite gravestones, brought by the migrants from China for use at the end of their lives.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Surcharge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surcharge. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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