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
If passed, urgency measure Senate Bill 1524 would allow restaurants to continue charging mandatory gratuities, service charges, or other fees, as long as those fees are conspicuously displayed on restaurant menus.
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Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
Also new to Faster Horses this year — as with all Live Nation festivals now — is the introduction of all-inclusive pricing, meaning service charges and most other fees are incorporated into the ticket price.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2024
Wall also refutes the idea that service charges, which go to venues and ticketing companies like Ticketmaster, are just a sneaky way for Ticketmaster to raise prices.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 23 May 2024
Restaurants can impose service charges, mandatory gratuities, and other menu charges, but only if those charges are clearly and conspicuously disclosed in advance to restaurant guests.
—Jennifer Vangrove, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
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Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
Also new to Faster Horses this year — as with all Live Nation festivals now — is the introduction of all-inclusive pricing, meaning service charges and most other fees are incorporated into the ticket price.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2024
Wall also refutes the idea that service charges, which go to venues and ticketing companies like Ticketmaster, are just a sneaky way for Ticketmaster to raise prices.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 23 May 2024
Restaurants can impose service charges, mandatory gratuities, and other menu charges, but only if those charges are clearly and conspicuously disclosed in advance to restaurant guests.
—Jennifer Vangrove, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
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 26 Jul. 2024.
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