noun · neutral
surcharge
UK/ˈsɜː(r)tʃɑːdʒ/US/ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒ/SUR·charge
an extra amount of money that you have to pay on top of the usual cost
Examples
“During holiday periods many hotels add a late‑booking surcharge.”
“Some banks apply a small surcharge for using an out‑of‑network ATM.”
“The airline imposed a fuel surcharge when oil prices spiked.”
Band 8 sentence
“To maintain transparency, the airline itemized the fuel surcharge separately from the base fare on every ticket.”
Collocations
- apply a surcharge
- surcharge on
- fuel surcharge
Word family
Common mistakes
We paid an extra surcharge.→We paid a surcharge.
There is surcharge on the ticket.→There is a surcharge on the ticket.
Say it for a higher band
5extra fee→6additional charge→7+surcharge
Synonyms
extra fee
additional charge
Easily confused
charge
“The hotel will charge you for any damage to the room.”
fee
“There is a fee for processing the application.”
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