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Recent Examples of service charge
Tickets are $200 per person, plus 20 percent service charge and $5 order fee.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
At the same time, the practice of adding service charges to restaurant checks has grown in Southern California and across the nation in recent years, giving rise to a debate about how the fees should be treated by customers and workers.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
This includes service charges on deposit accounts and mortgage banking income.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Look for special service charges; some restaurants may include gratuity for special occasions or parties over a certain size.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
At the same time, the practice of adding service charges to restaurant checks has grown in Southern California and across the nation in recent years, giving rise to a debate about how the fees should be treated by customers and workers.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
This includes service charges on deposit accounts and mortgage banking income.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Look for special service charges; some restaurants may include gratuity for special occasions or parties over a certain size.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for service charge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for service charge
Noun
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This is a success rate that seems to even astonish Michaelides himself.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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The intrigue: This 2022 TikTok of him shooting baskets with Sports Illustrated accumulated a 190% engagement rate, compared to the industry benchmark of 1.53% and a $10.8 million earned media value, compared to the $96.3K benchmark.—
Shawna Chen,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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Co-op residents — often referred to as member-owners — pay monthly fees called carrying charges.—
Nneka McGuire and Nicholas Padiak,
chicagotribune.com,
16 Apr. 2018
Noun
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The law prohibits the sale, manufacture, possession and purchase of assault-style weapons, assault weapon attachments and .50 caliber cartridges in the state of Illinois.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The coffee giant under CEO Brian Niccol has been moving to return to its roots to try reversing a decline in foot traffic and sales.—
Kelly Tyko,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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The main way to access these lounges is with the travel centric Capital One Venture X Rewards card, or (Venture X Business at the same price) which at $395 annually has a lower price point than either Amex Platinum (or Centurion/Black) or Chase Sapphire Reserve.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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That means plenty of plans at various price points.—
John Mihaly,
PCMAG,
25 Feb. 2025
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In the stores contacted by USA TODAY, base discounts ranged between 10 and 20%, with some Christmas items seeing discounts as high as 75%.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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An online fashion boutique might unveil a new collection live and share a discount code valid for the session to boost engagement and prompt immediate action.—
Florence Chikezie,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile: The Waffle House and some Chicago restaurants, including Wishbone and Cebu have added temporary egg surcharges to some dishes on their menus, WBEZ reports.—
Monica Eng,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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In one recent example of this, the diner chain Waffle House added a 50-cent surcharge to every egg sold to account for the rising costs, per the AP.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Businesses are grappling with economic uncertainty and potentially higher costs caused by the Trump administration’s tariffs, among other conflicting forces.—
Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Zoom out: The animosity among U.S. and Canadian leadership and Trump's looming threats of tariffs on Canadian products has spilled over into sporting events and shopping boycotts.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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The state claims these initiatives sparked a customer backlash that erased billions of dollars from Target’s market value.—
Bruce Gil,
Quartz,
21 Feb. 2025
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This front office would seemingly rather identify an ideal target and pay full market value, even if it’s perceived as a slight overpay, than go bargain-bin hunting for discount, out-of-favour players on the market.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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