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upcharging

upcharging is the present participle of upcharge.

Meaning of upcharge

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

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Questions about upcharging

What is upcharging the present participle of?
Upcharging is the present participle of upcharge.

Words near upcharging in the dictionary

  1. upcasts
  2. upcaught
  3. upcharge
  4. upcharged
  5. upcharges
  6. upcharging
  7. upchat
  8. upcheard
  9. upcheer
  10. upcheered
  11. upcheering

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