̘. ̈n.ˈsə:tʃɑ:dʒ n. & v. --n. 1 an
additional charge or
payment. 2 a charge
made by assessors as a
penalty for false returns of taxable
property. 3 a mark printed on a
postage stamp changing
its value. 4 an additional or
excessive load. 5
Brit. an
amount in an
official account not passed by
the auditor and having to be refunded by the
person responsible. 6 the
showing of an
omission in an account for
which credit should have been given. --v.tr. 1
exact a surcharge
from. 2 exact (a sum) as a surcharge. 3 mark (a postage stamp)
with a surcharge. 4
overload. 5
fill or
saturate to
excess. [ME f. OF surcharger (as
SUR-(1), CHARGE)]