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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).
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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
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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
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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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Perhaps, on extremely long timescales, those heavier elements will sink to the center of the core, producing an inert center that slows the rate of fusion even further.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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But nothing can keep rising at such extreme rates forever, and critics had been calling for a pullback.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 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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Mexico has amended its constitution to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes and vapes.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
5 Feb. 2026
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The skyscraper known as the Graffiti Towers — officially the Oceanwide Plaza development — has reached a bankruptcy exit agreement that paves the way for a potential sale, court records show.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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While both pride themselves on great design and excellent downtown locations, the Greenwich property is a bit more traditional luxury, while the Tribeca property is more about value—very small but impeccably designed rooms at a crazy price point for the city.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Tuxedos retail for about $695 and fashion sport coats sell for $395, positioning Damat squarely in the opening price point luxury range.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Bar 9 memberships range start at $60 per month and include lounge access, 6-8 complimentary drinks, product discounts, locker rental options and exclusive event access.—
Alexa Stone,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2026
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The president struck deals last year with more than a dozen drugmakers to list some of their medication on TrumpRx at steep discounts from list prices, with megacompanies like Pfizer and Novo Nordisk — known for weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — signing on.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The county’s quest toward a sales-tax ballot measure is technically distinct from a similar push led by organized labor and nonprofits to get their own half-cent sales tax surcharge on the ballot.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2026
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When the weather is warmer, the WNA will reflect a surcharge.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2026
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But tariffs are broadly unpopular with Americans, who connect them with the country’s affordability crisis.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Expectations that the tariffs would drive inflation much higher, for instance — an eventuality that might actually have a genuine effect on the economy and therefore on market values — haven’t been borne out.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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