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Recent Examples of service charge
Noninterest income totaled $4.76 million, an increase from $3.38 million in 2023, primarily due to higher service charges and fees on deposit accounts.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2025
Masi acknowledges that a ban on service charges and gratuities might hurt the wallets of restaurant workers, but adds that a livable wage is the restaurant’s responsibility — not the diner’s.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Adding a 'service charge' has been common in the industry since the early 2000s for larger parties, usually six or more.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Blumenthal now lists the total, final cost of ticket prices up front, so that there aren’t surprises about fees and service charges.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2025
Masi acknowledges that a ban on service charges and gratuities might hurt the wallets of restaurant workers, but adds that a livable wage is the restaurant’s responsibility — not the diner’s.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Adding a 'service charge' has been common in the industry since the early 2000s for larger parties, usually six or more.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
Blumenthal now lists the total, final cost of ticket prices up front, so that there aren’t surprises about fees and service charges.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service charge
Noun
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The village also anticipates raising its water rate by 15% for an increase of 99 cents per 100 cubic feet of water.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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His pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut rates, dismissed by Chairman Jerome Powell, had at least one governor seeing action next month.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
21 June 2025
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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However, with business operations causing a cash drain, the source of cash has been the sale of more stock, particularly through the relatively new SEPA (Standby Equity Purchase Agreement) plan.—
John S. Tobey,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Expansion into new markets and dedicated collections are driving sales of sustainable apparel.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Camilo and Fowler credit Clase Azul for doing an impressive job crafting a luxury price point for tequilas.—
John Kell,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Excluding premium price points, industry growth has been steadier.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
23 June 2025
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But in practice, cash is delayed, discounts eat into the margin and deals take longer to close.—
Ashish Srimal,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Right now, the Strider is marked down from $150 to $113, a 25 percent discount.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Jessica Kaplan from Boston arrived at her bridal appointment to a warning from store staff: all gowns now carry a tariff surcharge of 10% to 15% depending on the designer and their supply chain.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
29 June 2025
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Tipping is a surcharge Forty-one percent of those surveyed felt businesses should pay their employees better rather than relying so much on tips, another 41% felt that tipping culture has gotten out of control and 38% were annoyed with the pre-entered amounts for tips on checkout screens.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Chow pointed out that there would be geopolitical uncertainty ahead for the country, including the upcoming Upper House election, as well as tariff and trade uncertainties.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Strategic Alternatives To Blanket Absorption There are alternative ways to navigate tariffs without compromising relationships: 1.—
Avy Punwasee,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Club value and market value are very different things.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The Wedbush tech analyst argues the stock should be worth double its current $1 trillion market value, and currently recommends it as a buy with a $500 price target.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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