service charge

variants also service fee
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Recent Examples of service charge According to travel magazine Travel + Leisure, many restaurants in European countries include a service charge on the check, though gratuity on top of that is welcomed, and Scandinavian countries generally don’t expect gratuity. Jenna Thompson april 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026 Professional styling is often an additional service charge at a stylist’s discretion. Hunter Lacey, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026 Tax/service charge not included. Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026 Dinner costs $197 per person, with a 23% service charge. Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for service charge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for service charge
Noun
  • While well below the Mountain View per-unit price, the Sunnyvale deal was generally at a similar level as some recent apartment transactions in South San Jose.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The publication suggests that the unit price could be as low as $10,000, signaling Beijing’s push to make advanced loitering munitions affordable for mass deployment.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Plus, new members of this meat service can get 15% off their first order, and select states get free flat-rate shipping on orders of $125 or more.
    Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The 2026 tournament has the highest rate of goals per match in decades and is the first in World Cup history to have scored more than 200 goals (with two dozen matches still left to play).
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Beyond the realm of the physical world, where particles are involved in simple roles like carrying charge or existing as matter, there is the quantum world, where particles pass through solid barriers or communicate via large distances even though they are not connected in any manner.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The court declined, however, to review a challenge to a federal ban on handgun sales to 18- to 20-year-olds, as well as to a similar Florida state law.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Jessica Gonzalez hustles behind her booth at the recent Renegade Craft Fair, frantically ringing up sales, answering questions and packaging her beeswax candles.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Don’t be fooled by their shocking price point—the bottoms have an expensive air thanks to their chic statement pockets and effortless wide-leg silhouette.
    Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • For example, Autry makes an incredibly cool, high-quality sneaker at a very reasonable price point (170 euros to 200 euros).
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Unlike the federal tax credits that expired in September, these incentives offer an instant discount and don’t require buyers to apply for credit later.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Harteveldt said American tends to be the most aggressive with discounts out of the three largest airlines in the country, but lack of competition in Charlotte poses its own risks.
    DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • In fact, the operating margin would have increased year over year if not for the surcharge dynamic.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • While gas prices have cooled in recent weeks, the wartime surcharge is still adding more than $360 million a day in higher gasoline costs.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Trump bought Apple, Nvidia and other tech giants before tariff reversal fueled rebound, according to a CNBC analysis.
    Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Keeping the rescue open has been a challenge Even as wounds from the COVID era began to heal, Gordon said tariffs threatened any progress the rescue was able to make.
    Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026

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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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