service charge

variants also service fee

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of service charge The dinner is $175 per person, plus tax and service charge. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Many restaurants outside the U.S. will instead include a service charge on your bill in place of a tip. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025 Why is the city proposing to increase this meter service charge rate every year for four years? U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025 Over time, this could lead to service charges or higher base pay as consumers question tipping. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for service charge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for service charge
Noun
  • Speaking of Raw, the cost of engaging with the weekly show’s young audience is a steal, with media buyers noting that the average unit price in this year’s upfront came in around $14,000 a pop.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, the Federal Reserve’s shift back to rate cuts amid still-solid economic growth should continue to boost to the dollar, which will likely shrug off tariff threats, Brown predicted.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Sens even dominated in the faceoff circle, with a win rate over 67 percent.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 12 Oct. 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
  • Festival wares for sale include paintings, textiles, sculptures, pottery, jewelry, lamps, Halloween items, Christmas decor and so much more.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Protests about immigration and sagging ticket sales were among the reasons cited for the move, according to sources.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While maintaining the designer’s signature lines and silhouettes, Lauren Ralph Lauren offers a more accessible price point with contemporary pieces in women’s and men’s apparel, shoes and accessories.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And her style is mimicked throughout by Edibiri’s character Maggie Price (who wears clothes by young British designer Grace Wales Bonner, which is just as classy but not at the same extortionate price point).
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For $28, visitors can buy a season pass to enjoy general admission activities for free and will receive a special code for discounts on special events.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The discount works for almost everything else in the brand’s Halloween collection.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Philadelphia International Airport, for instance, began adding a 3% surcharge on all concessions last year.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In 2018, a federal court ruled that parts of Texas’ credit card surcharge ban violated the First Amendment.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trump had previously imposed 145% tariffs on China, then put them on hold to allow negotiations to play out.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Geopolitics, uncertainty over trade tariffs and the difficulties faced by high-end players continued to weigh on exhibitors and visitors at Première Classe, Tranoï and Man / Woman, all of which ran through the first weekend of October.
    Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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