beaufschlagt

Beaufschlagt is a German adjective and past participle derived from the verb beaufschlagen. It describes something that has had a charge, burden, fee, tax, or price imposed upon it or upon someone. The term is predominantly used in formal, legal, administrative, and financial language to indicate the application of a levy or surcharge. In practice, it is often encountered in passive constructions such as “Der Kredit ist mit Zinsen beaufschlagt” or “Die Lieferung wurde mit zusätzlichen Gebühren beaufschlagt.” It can apply to monetary charges as well as to non-m monetary burdens, depending on the context.

Usage notes and scope: Beaufschlagt emphasizes an external imposition by an authority or contract, rather than an inherent property. It commonly appears in contracts, financial statements, tax and tariff documents, and regulatory texts. Examples include “mit Mehrwertsteuer beaufschlagt,” “Beaufschlagte Gebühren,” and “Zölle, die auf importierte Waren beaufschlagt werden.”

Etymology and nuance: The term comes from beaufschlagen, a specialized administrative word meaning to impose, levy, or assign a charge. While related to everyday notions of costing or charging, beaufschlagt is more typical in formal or technical writing than in casual speech.

Related terms: Similar concepts include belasten (to burden), besteuern (to tax), and aufschlagen (to surcharge or to raise a price). The noun Aufschlag is often used to denote the surcharge itself, while beaufschlagt focuses on the act of imposing it.

In sum, beaufschlagt denotes the state or act of a charge being imposed on goods, services, or parties, frequently appearing in economics, law, and official documentation.