Definition of "Surcharge" :

noun: an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)

verb: show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given

verb: place too much a load on

verb: fill to an excessive degree

"The air was surcharged with tension."

verb: print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote

verb: fill to capacity with people

"The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards."

verb: rip off; ask an unreasonable price

verb: charge an extra fee, as for a special service