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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Restaurants can impose service charges, mandatory gratuities, and other menu charges, but only if those charges are clearly and conspicuously disclosed in advance to restaurant guests.
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Jennifer Vangrove, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
At more upmarket restaurants, the menu will say whether a service charge is included (servicio incluido).
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
But unique to the service industry is the fact that many restaurants use service charges to balance pay discrepancies between front-of-house employees, such as servers, who traditionally garner tips, and the back of house, such as cooks and dishwashers, who do not.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Tax and a 24% service charge is added to all reservations.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
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Jennifer Vangrove, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
At more upmarket restaurants, the menu will say whether a service charge is included (servicio incluido).
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
But unique to the service industry is the fact that many restaurants use service charges to balance pay discrepancies between front-of-house employees, such as servers, who traditionally garner tips, and the back of house, such as cooks and dishwashers, who do not.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Tax and a 24% service charge is added to all reservations.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20charge. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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