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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The move followed service charge increases at private inland container depots (ICDs) near the port.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
That means restaurant servers will not be able to deduct service charges that some restaurants automatically apply to diners’ checks.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The company also proposed hiking the residential service charge from $15 to $25.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
That means that mandatory service charges, often added automatically to restaurant bills, do not qualify.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
That means restaurant servers will not be able to deduct service charges that some restaurants automatically apply to diners’ checks.
—Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The company also proposed hiking the residential service charge from $15 to $25.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
That means that mandatory service charges, often added automatically to restaurant bills, do not qualify.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 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 3 Nov. 2025.
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