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

In a previous case involving Budget (which is owned by the same parent company, Avis Budget Group), a customer was hit with a cleaning fee that felt more like a penalty than a service charge. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

The city of Sacramento is proposing raising water and sewer service charges for the first time in eight years. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

Banks will ask whether the payment is a service charge, a political contribution or something that sits next to sanctions risk. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Nightly rates at Hoshinoya Nara Prison start from $908, including tax and service charge. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for service charge

• barge
• large
• marge
• sarge
• targe
• discharge
• enlarge
• litharge
• recharge
• surcharge
• overcharge

Kids Definition

service charge

noun

: a fee charged for a particular service often in addition to a basic fee