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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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 Automatic gratuity or service charges may only be included for parties with six or more guests. Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025 The practice of adding service charges to restaurant checks has grown in Southern California and across the nation in recent years. Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for service charge

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of service charge was in 1889

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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20charge. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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service charge

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

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