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as in unit price
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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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Barnett’s pressure rate (8.4 percent) was also better than both Dawuane Smoot (6.9 percent) and Epenesa (5.8 percent).—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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There’s a fundamental misunderstanding about AIDS in the United States, Amber says — the reason that infection rates are so low is because there is federal money going toward treatment and research.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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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
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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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Nearly 100 of her pieces were up for sale to benefit her charity, 11.11 Media Impact, in support of the relief efforts following the Los Angeles wildfires.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
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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Sales of craft beer accounted for nearly a quarter of the $117 billion U.S. beer market — including imports and other domestic products — in large part due to higher price points.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Other names on the list include discount retailer Dollar General and gym chain Planet Fitness .—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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Some of our top fashion picks rarely go on sale, so don’t miss out on these discounts starting at $34.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Waffle House restaurant chain made headlines a few weeks ago by putting a 50-cent per egg surcharge in place due to the soaring cost of eggs.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Waffle House has also raised prices, putting a 50 cent surcharge on each egg, according to The Associated Press.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Getty Images News | Getty Images According to President Donald Trump, the sweeping U.S. tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico are coming.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration is likely planning further tariffs on China.—
DANIEL YERGIN,
Foreign Affairs,
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 6 Mar. 2025.
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