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surcharge meaning in Tamil

தண்டக் கட்டணம்

UK/ˈsɜːt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ//ˈsɜɹt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ/

surcharge in Tamil: தண்டக் கட்டணம், மடக்குவரி, மேல்வரி, உபரி வரி. 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.

Tamil words for surcharge

தண்டக் கட்டணம், மடக்குவரி, மேல்வரி, உபரி வரி, கூடுதல் கட்டணம்

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of surcharge in Tamil?
Surcharge in Tamil is தண்டக் கட்டணம், மடக்குவரி, மேல்வரி, உபரி வரி.
surcharge என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Surcharge: தண்டக் கட்டணம், மடக்குவரி, மேல்வரி, உபரி வரி.
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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: surcharge (page history and authors). 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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