upcharge

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounupcharge (plural upcharges)

plural upcharges

  1. A surcharge for something additional, especially an upgrade (optional amenity).
verbupcharge (third-person singular simple present upcharges, present participle upcharging, simple past and past participle upcharged)

present singular third person upcharges · participle present upcharging · participle past upcharged · past 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

Origin

From up- + charge.

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APA

upcharge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upcharge

MLA

“upcharge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upcharge. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upcharge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upcharge.

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