Upcharges

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A process by which extra fees are applied to the initial price for goods or services
2. An occurrence in transactions where supplementary costs are added to the initial expense for offerings
3. Extra costs added on top of the original price of products or services

Etymology: "Upcharges" is the plural of "upcharge," a noun for an extra fee added on top of a price for goods or services. The word is built from "up" and "charge," both long-established English elements. "Charge" traces back through Old French "charger" to Late Latin "carricare," meaning to load a vehicle, a sense that points to the idea of a burden placed on something. The prefix "up" adds the notion of raising a total above its starting figure, so an upcharge is literally a charge placed upward on top of the base cost.

Synonyms: additional fees, extra charges