service charge

variants also service fee

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of service charge The dinner is $175 per person, plus tax and service charge. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Many restaurants outside the U.S. will instead include a service charge on your bill in place of a tip. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025 Why is the city proposing to increase this meter service charge rate every year for four years? U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025 Over time, this could lead to service charges or higher base pay as consumers question tipping. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for service charge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for service charge
Noun
  • Speaking of Raw, the cost of engaging with the weekly show’s young audience is a steal, with media buyers noting that the average unit price in this year’s upfront came in around $14,000 a pop.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One report filed in October 2024 about a convenience store in Saukville indicated the patron tried contacting the vending company to verify their payout rate.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Further stimulus is expected in the form of rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Beyond the realm of the physical world, where particles are involved in simple roles like carrying charge or existing as matter, there is the quantum world, where particles pass through solid barriers or communicate via large distances even though they are not connected in any manner.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The report also said that carrying charges — the monthly payments made by members — had not kept up with the rising costs of operating the co-op and between 50 to 100 residents did not pay those charges on time.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Once the production and sale of recreational liquor became legal again in 1933, the spirit surged in the mid-20th century, slumped in the 1980s and then boomed in the 2010s.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Way Day Decor Deals With Thanksgiving around the corner, now is an ideal time to add an inviting autumnal wreath to your home, especially while there are a variety of options on sale during Way Day.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • A little goes a long way, which makes the above-average price point easier to justify.
    Taylor Rock, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • As reported by TechNode, founder Jiang Zheyuan said the team targeted three main aspects of design and production to reach its price point.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The deepest discounts at Way Day are from beloved brands like Shark, Dyson, and Bissell.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Customers can receive a 10% discount on pet products by using the code PETS10 at checkout.
    Trisha Easto, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some high-profile executives have indeed decamped for lower-tax states because of the surcharge.
    Fortune, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The company has added a 15% tariff surcharge to products to offset the cost of tariffs.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, Wang believes that looming decision may back Trump into a corner in South Korea by strong-arming him into an accommodation lest his tariff leverage be suddenly excised.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
  • As Retail Brew previously reported, while consumers are definitely going to spend for Halloween, 79% are expecting prices to be higher because of tariffs.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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