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  1. 1. v. t. To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as a common, than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. Blackstone. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. An overcharge; an excessive load or burden; a load greater than can well be borne. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. The putting, by a commoner, of more beasts on the common than he has a right to. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. The showing an omission, as in an account, for which credit ought to have been given. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill) Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. charge an extra fee, as for a special service Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. rip off; ask an unreasonable price Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. fill to capacity with people Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. fill to an excessive degree Source: wordnet

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