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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

zam.

surcharge

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun[zɑm]

  1. surcharge

  2. increase in price

    Benzinden sonra dizeli de zam vurdu.

  3. salary raise

    Memurlara %17 zam verdik.
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish ضم (zam), from Arabic ضَمّ (ḍamm).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.