service charge

variants also service fee
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Recent Examples of service charge Order at the bar, pay immediately (no tip required and a service charge might already be included). Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025 The move followed service charge increases at private inland container depots (ICDs) near the port. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025 The company also proposed hiking the residential service charge from $15 to $25. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025 Gray's office called for the regulatory body to reduce AES' profit margin and slash its minimum monthly customer service charge, among other changes. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for service charge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for service charge
Noun
  • However, the per-unit price is in line with prices some investors have paid for other large South Bay apartment properties, this news organization’s review of apartment deals this year shows.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • To receive the senior rate, a person must apply to the Rogers Water Utilities and present satisfactory proof of age, such as a government issued identification card, driver's license, passport or birth certificate.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Interest rates go up on longer-term loans Yes, extending the term of a mortgage from 30 to 50 years could drop the monthly payment, wrote Richard Green, a professor at the University of Southern California, on LinkedIn.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Beyond the realm of the physical world, where particles are involved in simple roles like carrying charge or existing as matter, there is the quantum world, where particles pass through solid barriers or communicate via large distances even though they are not connected in any manner.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Sotheby’s estimated nearly a third of its watch sales in 2023 went to buyers age 30 and under, giving them priceless social currency.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
    Unitedrobotsrealestate, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • It’s made from a warm wool blend that’ll be essential for remaining cozy throughout your winter travels, and the under-$50 price point certainly doesn’t hurt.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
  • With that same money, San Francisco’s brass could’ve opted to sign one starter worth an average annual value around that same price point, then fill the fifth spot with a young starter.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This discount shall apply only to the primary residence of the user and shall not apply to separate irrigation meters.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Tickets cost $28 for adults and $20 for children ages 3-12, with discounts available for military members and adults ages 65 and up.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Without the surcharge, halal-cart food would be cheaper.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Advertisement Under State Senate Bill 1396, signed into law in May 2025, this surcharge is projected to generate at least $100 million annually.
    Josh Green, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The central bank's economic staff cited fiscal policy, easier financial conditions and a dissipation of the tariff impact as growth drivers through 2028, minutes of the meeting released last week show.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
  • In the United States, consumption tax comes in the form of retail sales tax and excise tax (tax imposed on certain goods or activities, like alcohol or fuel), as well as the aforementioned tariffs.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026

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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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