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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessurfacturation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: syʁ.fak.ty.ʁa.sjɔ̃
"Il y a une surfacturation sur notre facture."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An amount charged that is too high or more than is reasonable.
"We received an overcharge on our restaurant bill."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French 'surchargier', influenced by English 'over-'.
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surfacturation
Transliteration: syʁ.fak.ty.ʁa.sjɔ̃
"Il y a une surfacturation sur notre facture."
Überzahlung
Transliteration: ˈyːbɐˌtsaːlʊŋ
"Wir haben eine Überzahlung auf der Rechnung festgestellt."
sovrapprezzo
Transliteration: sovrapˈprettso
"Ho notato un sovrapprezzo nel conto."
sobreprecio
Transliteration: soβɾeˈpɾeθjo
"Reclamamos por el sobreprecio en la cuenta."
cobrança excessiva
Transliteration: koˈbɾɐ̃.sɐ e.seˈsi.vɐ
"Reclamamos da cobrança excessiva na conta."
ज्यादा पैसे लेना
Transliteration: jyādā paise lenā
"उन्होंने बिल में ज्यादा पैसे लिए।"
多收费
Transliteration: duō shōufèi
"餐厅多收了我们的钱。"
바가지
Transliteration: bagaji
"우리는 계산서에서 바가지를 썼다."
法外な請求
Transliteration: hōgaina seikyū
"請求書に法外な金額が含まれていた。"
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