upcharge
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]upcharge (plural upcharges)
- A surcharge for something additional, especially an upgrade (optional amenity).
Verb
[edit]upcharge (third-person singular simple present upcharges, present participle upcharging, simple past and past participle upcharged)
- To charge extra or to overcharge (charge someone a surcharge, or charge too much).
- 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
[edit]- upgrade (verb)