set-off vs surcharge

set-off

noun
  • A counterclaim; a cross debt or demand; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand. 

  • That which is set off against another thing; an offset. 

  • An offset. 

surcharge

noun
  • A charge that has been omitted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party 

  • An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation. 

  • An excessive price charged e.g. to an unsuspecting customer. 

  • A penalty for failure to exercise common prudence and skill in the performance of a fiduciary's duties. 

  • A painting in lighter enamel over a darker one that serves as the ground. 

  • An addition of extra charge on the agreed or stated price. 

  • The part of the price of a subsidized good or service that is not covered by the subsidy and so must be paid by the consumer. 

verb
  • To overload; to overburden. 

  • To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into (e.g. a common) than one has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. 

  • To apply a surcharge. 

  • To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given. 

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