1.
surcharge; premium; extra fee added to a base price
An additional amount added to the regular fee under specific conditions — late-night hours, holidays, oversized or overweight items, overtime work, peak seasons, and the like. Appears on taxi receipts, delivery invoices, utility bills, and airline tickets.
深夜は割増料金がかかる。
A late-night surcharge applies.
連休中の予約には割増料金が発生します。
A surcharge applies to reservations during consecutive holidays.
大型の荷物を送る場合、通常の料金に加えて割増料金が請求されます。
When shipping oversized luggage, a surcharge is charged in addition to the regular fee.
Formed from 割増 ('adding on a percentage, premium') + 料金 ('fee, charge'). Most commonly seen on receipts, fare tables, and terms of service.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 割増料金がかかる: a surcharge applies
- 割増料金が発生する: a surcharge is incurred
- 割増料金を支払う: to pay a surcharge
- 深夜割増料金: late-night surcharge
- 休日割増料金: holiday surcharge
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 追加料金: additional fee — for any extra fee, whether percentage-based or flat; broader than 割増料金
- 手数料: handling fee, commission — a fee for providing a service (e.g., bank transfer fee)
- 基本料金: base fee — the standard rate before surcharges
- 深夜料金: late-night rate — a specific kind of 割増料金
USAGE:
Taxi fares in Japan famously include a 20% 深夜割増料金 between roughly 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., which is a familiar concept to anyone who takes late-night taxis.