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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessurtaxe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: surtaxe
"Il y a une surtaxe pour les paiements par carte de crédit."
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An additional charge or payment.
"The airline added a fuel surcharge to the ticket price."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, blending the Old French prefix 'sur-' (meaning 'over' or 'above', from Latin 'super') and 'charge' (load or burden). Historically evolving to describe an extra fee or cost added to an already established price.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Surcharge" is said worldwide
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surtaxe
Transliteration: surtaxe
"Il y a une surtaxe pour les paiements par carte de crédit."
Aufschlag
Transliteration: Aufschlag
"Für die Lieferung wird ein kleiner Aufschlag erhoben."
sovrapprezzo
Transliteration: sovrapprezzo
"C'è un sovrapprezzo per i biglietti acquistati all'ultimo minuto."
recargo
Transliteration: recargo
"El hotel aplica un recargo por pagar con tarjeta."
sobretaxa
Transliteration: sobretaxa
"Foi cobrada uma sobretaxa pelo serviço expresso."
अतिरिक्त शुल्क
Transliteration: atirikt shulk
"होटल के बिल में एक अतिरिक्त शुल्क जोड़ा गया था।"
附加费
Transliteration: fùjiāfèi
"机票包含燃油附加费。"
추가 요금
Transliteration: chuga yogeum
"주말에는 객실 이용에 추가 요금이 붙습니다."
追加料金
Transliteration: tsuika ryōkin
"深夜のタクシー乗車には追加料金がかかります。"
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