Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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extort | No | No | Yes | No |
surcharge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
extort (noun) | surcharge (noun) |
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an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill) |
extort (verb) | surcharge (verb) |
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get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner | show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given |
obtain by coercion or intimidation | fill to an excessive degree |
obtain through intimidation | place too much a load on |
print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote | |
fill to capacity with people | |
rip off; ask an unreasonable price | |
charge an extra fee, as for a special service |