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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Pricing is $32 per adult and $22 per child (ages 5-12), plus a 21% service charge and sales tax.
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
The measure will also impose limits on how many rooms hotel attendants can clean in a day before doubling their pay, establish a local labor standards agency and give workers all the service charges, like tips, the hotels and venues collect from customers.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The service charges $1 per-song for certification and also offers a $6.95 monthly membership, which provides other perks.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2024
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
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
The measure will also impose limits on how many rooms hotel attendants can clean in a day before doubling their pay, establish a local labor standards agency and give workers all the service charges, like tips, the hotels and venues collect from customers.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The service charges $1 per-song for certification and also offers a $6.95 monthly membership, which provides other perks.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2024
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
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20charge. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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