surcharge

Definitions

• An addition of extra charge on the agreed or stated price.
• An excessive price charged e.g. to an unsuspecting customer.
• (philately) An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.
• (art) A painting in lighter enamel over a darker one that serves as the ground.
• (legal) A charge that has been omitted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party.
• (legal) A penalty for failure to exercise common prudence and skill in the performance of a fiduciary's duties.
• (obsolete) An excessive load or burden.
• (legal) The putting, by a commoner, of more animals on the common than he is entitled to.