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service charge
noun
: a fee charged for a particular service often in addition to a standard or basic fee
called also service fee
Examples of service charge in a Sentence
Tickets are $25 each plus a $3 service charge per ticket.
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Noninterest income increased to $4.2 million, up 63% from $2.6 million in the previous year, driven by higher gains on loan sales and service charges on deposits.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The measure also includes a range of regulations, such as requiring employers to give workers service charges and imposing limits on how many rooms hotel workers can clean before their pay is doubled.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
Noninterest income increased to $10.1 million, driven by gains on sales of SBA loans and service charges on deposits.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The family pays for council tax, service charge, etc.
All other monthly payments: £10 phone plan.
—refinery29.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20charge. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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service charge
noun
: a fee charged for a particular service often in addition to a basic fee
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