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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The survey of personal finance company WalletHub finds that nearly 9 of every 10 Americans feel that way, and 83% think automatic service charges should be banned.
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Gary Stoller, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The rates include both a service charge based on the customer's usage classification and meter size and a user charge based on the customer's metered water use.
—Thomas Saccente, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The price: Rooms this month start at $640 per night, before service charge.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Noninterest income was $8.7 million, a 3% decrease from the prior year, mainly due to lower service charges and fees on deposit accounts.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
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Gary Stoller, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The rates include both a service charge based on the customer's usage classification and meter size and a user charge based on the customer's metered water use.
—Thomas Saccente, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The price: Rooms this month start at $640 per night, before service charge.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Noninterest income was $8.7 million, a 3% decrease from the prior year, mainly due to lower service charges and fees on deposit accounts.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20charge. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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