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 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
See All Example Sentences for service charge
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20charge. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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