Obs. rare–1. [f. SUR- + prising, PRIZING vbl. sb.1] The action of setting an excessive price on something.
1583. Stubbes, Anat. Abus., II. (1882), 36. In the surprising of their hides, they are worthy of reprehension. For that which they buy for ten shillings, they will hardly sell for twentie shillings.
