"upcharge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upcharges [plural]
Etymology: up- + charge Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|charge}} up- + charge Head templates: {{en-noun}} upcharge (plural upcharges)
  1. A surcharge for something additional.
    Sense id: en-upcharge-en-noun-ONfSnwD5

Verb

Forms: upcharges [present, singular, third-person], upcharging [participle, present], upcharged [participle, past], upcharged [past]
Etymology: 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 overcharge (charge someone a surcharge, or charge too much).
    Sense id: en-upcharge-en-verb-ptHo8nS7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 43 28 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 76 12 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 14 67 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 25 42 33
  2. To overcharge (charge someone with an inflated number or degree of legal charges).
    Sense id: en-upcharge-en-verb-Fsz44WTX

Inflected forms

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