RupeeTimes' financial glossary  A-F |  G-O |  P-V |  W-Z |  1-9 |  Search by category |     Category: Definitions   Penal interest Plinth area Point Of Sale (POS) Power of attorney Pre-EMI Prime Lending Rate (PLR) Principal Processing Date Property tax Recurring Billing Refinance Charge Refinancing Repayment Repayment Holiday Repo rate Rest Reverse Mortgage Sale deed Stamp duty Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) Stored-value Card Surcharge Tenure of the Loan Variable Interest Rate Surcharge Surcharge is an additional charge imposed for a specific service, product or purpose. It is a fee charged on a card transaction by the acceptor to cover the additional cost of taking a card rather than cash or cheque.