upcharge

English

Etymology

From up- +‎ charge.

Noun

upcharge (plural upcharges)

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

Verb

upcharge (third-person singular simple present upcharges, present participle upcharging, simple past and past participle 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).
   • 2018, William R. Kelly, Confronting Underground Justice: Reinventing Plea Bargaining for Effective Criminal Justice Reform, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 73:

     Threaten to upcharge, threaten consecutive sentencing.

See also

• upgrade (verb)

 

Anagrams

• charge up