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surcharge

noun
  1. an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
verb
  1. show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
  2. place too much a load on
    overload
  3. fill to an excessive degree
    “The air was surcharged with tension”
  4. print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
  5. fill to capacity with people
    “The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards”
  6. rip off
    pluck
  7. charge an extra fee, as for a special service