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upcharge

upcharge noun: a surcharge for something additional, especially an upgrade (optional amenity).

Noun

upcharge (plural upcharges)

  1. A surcharge for something additional, especially an upgrade (optional amenity).

Verb

upcharge (third-person singular simple present upcharges, present participle upcharging, simple past and past participle upcharged)

  1. To charge extra or to overcharge (charge someone a surcharge, or charge too much).
  2. To overcharge (charge someone with an inflated number or degree of legal charges).
    • Threaten to upcharge, threaten consecutive sentencing.2018, William R. Kelly, Confronting Underground Justice: Reinventing Plea Bargaining for Effective Criminal Justice Reform, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 73

Forms of upcharge

Noun
pluralupcharges
Verb
third-person singular presentupcharges
present participleupcharging
past participleupcharged
pastupcharged

Origin of upcharge

From up- + charge.

Questions about upcharge

What does upcharge mean?
Upcharge means a surcharge for something additional, especially an upgrade (optional amenity).
What part of speech is upcharge?
Upcharge can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of upcharge?
The plural of upcharge is upcharges.

Words near upcharge in the dictionary

  1. upcast
  2. upcasted
  3. upcasting
  4. upcasts
  5. upcaught
  6. upcharge
  7. upcharged
  8. upcharges
  9. upcharging
  10. upchat
  11. upcheard

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