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Recent Examples of service charge
Dinner costs $197 per person, with a 23% service charge.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The service charge is not an out-of-the-ordinary practice, and is common among some upscale restaurants.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
In lieu of a tip or gratuity, a 22% service charge will be applied to all purchases.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
At $15,000 per box of six drones, and an additional monthly service charge per student, the drones are equipped with nonlethal weaponry, including flash-bangs and pepper spray guns.
—Emily Greene-Colozzi, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The service charge is not an out-of-the-ordinary practice, and is common among some upscale restaurants.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
In lieu of a tip or gratuity, a 22% service charge will be applied to all purchases.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
At $15,000 per box of six drones, and an additional monthly service charge per student, the drones are equipped with nonlethal weaponry, including flash-bangs and pepper spray guns.
—Emily Greene-Colozzi, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service charge
Noun
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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
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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
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Provider reimbursement rates were cut by $383 million.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Nurses at the hospital continue to report staffing issues and high turnover rates while saying medication errors and delays in patient care are continuing to occur.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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Property records show the owners listed the property for sale in June 2023 but that the listing was removed the following month.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The units in these buildings tend to be smaller and come at a more affordable price point, Olin said.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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The price point of these jeans are so appealing.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
8 Apr. 2026
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Castro submitted a series of ideas during this week’s commission meeting to lessen the impact, including offering a 30% senior resident discount and formalizing an agreement with the three associations to set aside certain tee times for their members.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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Browse the retailer’s fashion storefront for more discounts and bargains.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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European jet fuel prices have roughly doubled, and airfares are up 24% year-on-year; Lufthansa canceled 20,000 short-haul flights, other European carriers have announced similar measures, and Air France-KLM introduced a €100 surcharge on long-haul flights.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The workers were charged a 2% surcharge to cash those checks, which went to Loloee’s pocket.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The original cost was $510,000 but that's gone up by an additional $75,000 due to import tariffs and taxes.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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That method has faced setbacks in wake of the Supreme Court’s February ruling against the president’s ability to impose tariffs without Congress.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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