Thesaurus results for SERVICE CHARGE

service charge

noun

variants also service fee

Definition of service charge

as in unit price

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of service charge Nightly rates at Hoshinoya Nara Prison start from $908, including tax and service charge. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026 The breakdown is $140 for the ticket, four bucks for a facility fee, and a $10 service charge, plus taxes. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026 Tickets are priced at $154, which includes a $140 ticket, a $4 facility fee and a $10 service charge, plus applicable taxes. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 How Cruise Tipping Works Some first-time cruisers may be shocked to learn that there is a per person—not per stateroom—gratuity and/or service charge already added into the cost of their cruise on many popular lines. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for service charge

Recent Examples of Synonyms for service charge

Noun

Phil Lempert, a consumer trend analyst, told ABC News that when shopping for Thanksgiving deals, consumers should look at the unit price for the best deal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Before reaching for the familiar label, check the unit price next to its store-brand neighbor.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of unit price

Noun

McKinsey projects that data center demand for inference will grow at a compound annual rate of 35 percent through 2030, compared with 22 percent for training.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Among both teachers and students, Success Academy appears to have a higher rate of turnover than many of its charter school peers, according to a recent report from State University of New York.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of rate

Noun

The report also said that carrying charges — the monthly payments made by members — had not kept up with the rising costs of operating the co-op and between 50 to 100 residents did not pay those charges on time.

— Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024
As a result, most of the battery's volume and bulk is dedicated to things that don't contribute to carrying charges between the electrodes, which sets a limit on the sorts of energy densities that these technologies can reach.

— John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2023

Definition of carrying charge

Noun

As the post-pandemic fragrance boom enters its latest stage, Circana reports that affordable fragrances are overtaking prestige fragrances by growth, and so Express’s under-$50 price point aligns well with this shift.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026
In terms of price point, Paris Photo is a much more accessible fair than Art Basel Paris, where artworks are frequently offered in the six-, seven-, and even eight-figures.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of price point

Noun

The legislation preserves legitimate promotional offers, including loyalty rewards, student discounts, and veteran discounts.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Some business groups, including Uber, have warned that the ban could hurt small businesses’ ability to offer discounts for customers.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of discount

Noun

Villalba soon apologized and said that the fuel surcharge was voluntary.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
On Wednesday, a state appeals court overturned a lower-court ruling that had ordered New York City to redo parts of the plan to tax certain high-value secondary residences, allowing the Mamdani administration to move ahead with the surcharge.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of surcharge

Noun

Some candidates blamed tariffs for further driving up costs, especially in farm states such as Iowa and Kansas and states bordering Canada such as Michigan and Maine.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Now, history repeats itself in the ashes of the epic defeat that his war, tariffs, high prices, deportations and corruption brought upon his party.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of tariff

Browse Nearby Words

service caps

service charge

service charges

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of service charge

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

boilerplate

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Longest Long Words List

The Words of the Week - Nov. 13

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes