Surcharge Meaning in English
word
ˈsɝˌtʃɑɹdʒ/, /sɝˈtʃɑɹdʒ
SUR-charj
sˈɜːtʃɑːdʒ
SUR-chahj
التعريف
An extra fee or charge added on top of the regular price for a product or service.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Used formally in business, finance, and legal contexts. Common with utilities, tickets, hotels, and services. Often appears with 'fuel surcharge', 'late payment surcharge'. Not typically used for taxes (use 'tax').
Spanish: recargoPortuguese (BR): taxa extra - sobretaxaPortuguese (PT): sobretaxa - taxa adicionalChinese (Simplified): 附加费Chinese (Traditional): 附加費Hindi: अतिरिक्त शुल्कArabic: رسم إضافي - تكلفة إضافيةBengali: অতিরিক্ত ফি - সারচার্জRussian: доплата - надбавкаJapanese: 追加料金 - サーチャージVietnamese: phụ phí - khoản thu thêmKorean: 추가 요금 - 할증료Turkish: ek ücret - ek masraf - ilave ücretUrdu: اضافی فیس - سرچارجIndonesian: biaya tambahan - surcharge
جمل نموذجية
You must pay a surcharge if you buy tickets at the door.
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There is a surcharge for using a credit card.
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The hotel bill included a service surcharge.
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Be careful—some airlines add a baggage surcharge at the last minute.
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My phone bill shocked me—there was a hidden surcharge I didn't know about.
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You can avoid the delivery surcharge by ordering online instead of by phone.
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