Thesaurus results for SERVICE CHARGE

service charge

noun

variants also service fee

Definition of service charge

as in unit price

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Recent Examples of service charge At the end of a meal at Somebody People, the server places the bill on the table and explains that a 20% service charge is included and that is shared with the front and back of house. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 May 2026 There is a service charge, as well as a food and beverage minimum, but the staff at Sister will take care of everything—serving, bartending, and clean-up. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 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 Toia predicted that many restaurants will add service charges if the subminimum wage continues to be eliminated. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for service charge

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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

Definition of unit price

Noun

Millions of homeowners who secured ultra-low mortgage rates before the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates in 2022 are reluctant to sell because doing so would likely mean taking on a much more expensive mortgage.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The measure, a combination of occupancy with daily rate, is the most important one hotels use to assess their performance.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 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
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

Definition of carrying charge

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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.

— Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
The SoCal Indie Bestsellers List for the sales week ended July 5 is based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Southern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound.

— Staff report, Daily News, 8 July 2026

Definition of sale

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The brand offers travel experiences that keep everyone wanting more, at every price point imaginable.

— Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Giving patients more access to their health data at a lower price point — the Stelo costs $99 per month — could help children avoid diabetes, providers told STAT fellow Lauren Chan.

— Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 8 July 2026

Definition of price point

Noun

In light of these moves, the $200 surcharge feels like a relatively small ongoing cost to receive the biggest software update to the iPhone in years.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The surcharge, imposed on non-primary residences valued by the city at more than $1 million, was first proposed in April, approved in May and officially took effect this week.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of surcharge

Noun

This means that the details of local subsidy design matter, including tax incentives, electricity tariff arrangements, grid and water upgrades, and whether any new resulting tax revenue will boost public services.

— Daniel Yue, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Regarding tariffs, Singh said the company expects to receive $80 million in tariff refunds but added that the company has just started to file claims.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 July 2026

Definition of tariff

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