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Recent Examples of service charge
The service charge is not an out-of-the-ordinary practice, and is common among some upscale restaurants.
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Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
In lieu of a tip or gratuity, a 22% service charge will be applied to all purchases.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
At $15,000 per box of six drones, and an additional monthly service charge per student, the drones are equipped with nonlethal weaponry, including flash-bangs and pepper spray guns.
—Emily Greene-Colozzi, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
The cost is $119 for adults and $35 for children 3 to 10 years old (tax and service charge will be added to all reservations).
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
In lieu of a tip or gratuity, a 22% service charge will be applied to all purchases.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
At $15,000 per box of six drones, and an additional monthly service charge per student, the drones are equipped with nonlethal weaponry, including flash-bangs and pepper spray guns.
—Emily Greene-Colozzi, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
The cost is $119 for adults and $35 for children 3 to 10 years old (tax and service charge will be added to all reservations).
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service charge
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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
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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
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The Financially Distressed City Law allows home-rule municipalities in the top 5% of tax rates and the bottom 5% of tax income per capita to apply for fiscal relief via a state takeover of finances.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The war and its corresponding surge in energy prices effectively pushes inflation higher and that has dashed hopes for the Fed to cut interest rates.—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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Since September — the month when the Office of Cannabis Management issued the first licenses for retailers — sales have exceeded $50 million in total for recreational cannabis, according to state data.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The report counts those smaller store sales separately from the Walmart supercenters.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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At the $4 million to $5 million price point, buyers can shop views, acreage and square footage.—
David Caraccio
April 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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In an effort to combat scalping, Simpson will be using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange and AXS Resale platforms so fans can resell tickets to other fans at the original price point.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2026
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Six ways to file your taxes for free Amazon Prime is offering a 20-cent-per-gallon discount.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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Even with membership discounts, refueling in Hong Kong cost 15% more than before the war for Jason Kan, an independent commercial consultant in the city who drives a compact hatchback.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers also temporarily removed a surcharge for the usage of heavy trucks, helping delivery drivers weather added fuel expenses, Albanese said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Both companies added a 50-cent fuel surcharge per ride that was paid directly by customers.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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While the Supreme Court's decision earlier this year was largely a boon, especially for apparel companies that rely primarily on supply chains throughout East Asia, there's still a lot of uncertainty, and companies were mixed on whether, and how, to size up the potential tariff impact.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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The new talks offer a pathway for smaller pharmaceutical companies — those not included in the first round of deals — to pledge lower prices and potentially avoid tariffs or new pricing policies through Medicare.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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