surchargement

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noun

The act of surcharging; a surcharge or surplus.

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Meanings

nounsurchargement (countable and uncountable, plural surchargements)

plural surchargements

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of surcharging; a surcharge or surplus.

    […]that continuall ſurchargement of people, as they were forced to vnburthen themſelues on other countries[…]

    1612, Samuel Danyel [i.e., Daniel], “The Second Booke of the Historie of England: The Life of William. I”, in The First Part of the Historie of England, London: […] Nicholas Okes, […], →OCLC, page 76

Origin

From surcharge + -ment.

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APA

surchargement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surchargement

MLA

“surchargement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surchargement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surchargement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surchargement.

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