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.
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Lastly, the deal is subject to a service charge of 23%, plus applicable taxes.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 July 2025
Non-interest income increased slightly to $180,000, with minor changes across service charges and mortgage banking income.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2025
Tips must be paid voluntarily (service charges don't count towards the deduction).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
An advantage to this approach is that the service charge goes to the restaurant.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 15 July 2025
Non-interest income increased slightly to $180,000, with minor changes across service charges and mortgage banking income.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2025
Tips must be paid voluntarily (service charges don't count towards the deduction).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
An advantage to this approach is that the service charge goes to the restaurant.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for service charge
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20charge. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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