service charge

variants also service fee
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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
  • While well below the Mountain View per-unit price, the Sunnyvale deal was generally at a similar level as some recent apartment transactions in South San Jose.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The publication suggests that the unit price could be as low as $10,000, signaling Beijing’s push to make advanced loitering munitions affordable for mass deployment.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • These, then collided with boron nuclei and helped drive the fusion reaction rate beyond 100 million reactions per second.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • New Mexico's arty Hotel Willa, sleek Fairmont Mumbai, and scenic Inkaterra Cabo Blanco in Peru all have rates that start below $300.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
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
Noun
  • Days later, facing the credible threat of losing a third consecutive star on the eve of ticket sales opening, Boston moved, agreeing to a record $331 million deal.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Home goods seller Ryan Zhao, director of Jiangsu Green Willow Textile, expects sales in the second half of the year to grow by 30% from a year ago if tariff cuts are implemented.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The high-end price point and Old World vibe attract an older generation of guests, many of whom can be spotted toting designer handbags (Yorkshire Terrier optional).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Agents suggest working with those who respect and value each community independent of its price point.
    — Emily Hochberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The weekend before, there will specials aplenty, Alarcon-Frohman promises, such as BOGO admissions and discount codes.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • By the time competitors start pushing discounts, our clients are already part of the buyer’s decision process.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • An idea is floating around to bifurcate parking meter prices, adding a surcharge of 25 to 50 cents an hour for non-Chicagoans who park in the city, according to Ald.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The new law says surcharge revenue doesn’t count toward that cap.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Shoppers filed a class action against the company in May, and its finance chief has said Amazon largely absorbed tariff costs rather than passing them on.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Consider the risk posed by blanket tariffs on many drug ingredients.
    — Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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