surcharge
/ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒ/noun
उच्चारण सर्चार्ज
अधिभार, अतिरिक्त शुल्क
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an extra amount of money that you must pay in addition to the usual price
अधिभार, अतिरिक्त शुल्क
- a fuel surcharge
- The airline added a surcharge for heavy baggage.
- Taxi drivers add a night surcharge after eleven o'clock.
+ 2 more examples
- Is there a surcharge if I pay by credit card?
- The festival surcharge made train tickets more expensive in October.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sur·charge
?Which word?
Keep the charge words together: surcharge, levy, cess, duty (a tax on goods), toll (a charge for using a road), tariff (a tax on imports).
शुल्क के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: surcharge, levy, cess, duty (वस्तुओं पर कर), toll (सड़क उपयोग का शुल्क), tariff (आयात पर कर)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Economics GK: a surcharge is an extra tax on a tax, charged on high incomes; a cess is a tax collected for a specific purpose (for example, the education cess); the GST compensation cess was imposed on luxury and harmful goods.
अर्थशास्त्र GK में surcharge (अधिभार) कर पर लगने वाला अतिरिक्त कर है, जो ऊँची आय पर लगता है; cess (उपकर) किसी विशेष उद्देश्य के लिए वसूला जाने वाला कर है (जैसे शिक्षा उपकर); GST क्षतिपूर्ति उपकर विलासी और हानिकारक वस्तुओं पर लगाया गया।