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Meaning of 'surcharge' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Surcharge [ n.]
- An overcharge; an excessive load or burden; a load greater than can well be borne.
- The putting, by a commoner, of more beasts on the common than he has a right to.
- The showing an omission, as in an account, for which credit ought to have been given.
2 . Surcharge [ v. t.]
- To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon.
- To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. Blackstone.
- To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given.

Meaning of 'surcharge' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . surcharge [ v]
Meaning (1):
- place too much a load on
Example in sentence:
  • don't overload the car
Meaning (2):
- fill to capacity with people
Example in sentence:
  • The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards
Meaning (3):
- fill to an excessive degree
Example in sentence:
  • The air was surcharged with tension

Nearby Words:

sur- sura suradanni suraddition surah sural surance surangular surbase surbased

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