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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For example, Urban Cowboy Public House — which opened in September in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood — adds a non-negotiable 20% service charge to every bill. Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for service charge 

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of service charge was in 1889

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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20charge. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

service charge

noun
: a fee charged for a particular service often in addition to a basic fee

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