service charge
noun
: a fee charged for a particular service often in addition to a standard or basic fee
called also service fee
Examples of service charge in a Sentence
Tickets are $25 each plus a $3 service charge per ticket.
Recent Examples on the Web
At Kato, the No. 1 restaurant on the 2023 L.A. Times 101 List, Bailey said an 18% service charge helps cover an employee benefits package that includes mental, medical, dental and vision services, and to offer a 40-hour workweek.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Given that a service charge is already baked into the total cost of a meal, servers aren't expecting a whole lot extra.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 May 2024
But it’s been the restaurant service charges that have gotten the most attention — and debate.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
The optional 10% cash tip has morphed into a not-so-discretionary 12.5% service charge, added automatically to the bill and paid with the tap of a card or phone.
—Anthony Palazzo, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024
By reclassifying many government fees as taxes, the initiative would require voters to sign off not just on broad tax increases, but proposals to raise fees including parking rates (as recently proposed by Sacramento’s city manager), trash collection or other service charges.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 5 May 2024
The consumer advocacy group Travelers United has filed two lawsuits against Washington restaurant groups with service charges.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The survey also found that 78% of respondents believed that automatic service charges should be banned and that half of respondents left tips due to social pressure.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
But the council spent the most time debating amendments related to service charges and I-82, which have caused months of mounting agita among diners.
—Zoe Glasser, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Given that a service charge is already baked into the total cost of a meal, servers aren't expecting a whole lot extra.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 May 2024
But it’s been the restaurant service charges that have gotten the most attention — and debate.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
The optional 10% cash tip has morphed into a not-so-discretionary 12.5% service charge, added automatically to the bill and paid with the tap of a card or phone.
—Anthony Palazzo, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024
By reclassifying many government fees as taxes, the initiative would require voters to sign off not just on broad tax increases, but proposals to raise fees including parking rates (as recently proposed by Sacramento’s city manager), trash collection or other service charges.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 5 May 2024
The consumer advocacy group Travelers United has filed two lawsuits against Washington restaurant groups with service charges.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The survey also found that 78% of respondents believed that automatic service charges should be banned and that half of respondents left tips due to social pressure.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
But the council spent the most time debating amendments related to service charges and I-82, which have caused months of mounting agita among diners.
—Zoe Glasser, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20charge. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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