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

Your initial consultation should be free, but debt management plans usually include a startup fee, which can range from $30 to $75, and a recurring monthly service charge, which can be anywhere from $20 to $75. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

People are holding on to their cars for longer, which often leads to higher service charges, Long said. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

That vote, however, came a year after the authority had approved the largest systemwide service charges in more than a decade. — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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

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