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surcharge meaning in Sanskrit

वर्धन várdhana

UK/ˈsɜːt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ//ˈsɜɹt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ/

surcharge in Sanskrit: वर्धन (várdhana). In English, surcharge means an addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline price. Sometimes portrayed by a buyer as excessive and rapacious; usually portrayed by a seller as justified and necessary.

Sanskrit words for surcharge

surcharge, extra charge
वर्धन várdhana

English meaning of surcharge

  1. noun An addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline price. Sometimes portrayed by a buyer as excessive and rapacious; usually portrayed by a seller as justified and necessary.
  2. noun The part of the price of a subsidized good or service that is not covered by the subsidy and so must be paid by the consumer.
  3. noun An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.
  4. noun A painting in lighter enamel over a darker one that serves as the ground.

Full definition of surcharge

surcharge in a sentence

  • Our airline tickets cost twenty dollars more than we expected because we had to pay a fuel surcharge.
  • to surcharge an animal or a ship; to surcharge a cannon

surcharge in other languages

Questions about surcharge in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of surcharge in Sanskrit?
Surcharge in Sanskrit is वर्धन (várdhana).
surcharge इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Surcharge: वर्धन (várdhana).
What does surcharge mean in English?
Surcharge means an addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline price. Sometimes portrayed by a buyer as excessive and rapacious; usually portrayed by a seller as justified and necessary.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “surcharge”: वर्धन. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: surcharge (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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