"upcharge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upcharges [plural]
Etymology: From up- + charge. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|charge}} up- + charge Head templates: {{en-noun}} upcharge (plural upcharges)
  1. A surcharge for something additional, especially an upgrade (optional amenity).
    Sense id: en-upcharge-en-noun-xZcR2p28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, English links with manual fragments, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 24 16 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 58 23 19 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 75 15 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 26 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 17 16

Verb

Forms: upcharges [present, singular, third-person], upcharging [participle, present], upcharged [participle, past], upcharged [past]
Etymology: From up- + charge. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|charge}} up- + charge Head templates: {{en-verb}} upcharge (third-person singular simple present upcharges, present participle upcharging, simple past and past participle upcharged)
  1. To charge extra or to overcharge (charge someone a surcharge, or charge too much).
    Sense id: en-upcharge-en-verb-46iE7nJP Categories (other): English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 29 39 32
  2. To overcharge (charge someone with an inflated number or degree of legal charges).
    Sense id: en-upcharge-en-verb-Fsz44WTX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: upgrade [verb]

Inflected forms

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