Service Charge Definition of Service Charge by Merriam-Webster
service charge
Definition of service charge
: a fee charged for a particular service often in addition to a standard or basic fee
— called also service fee
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His predecessor George Pataki, in 2000, borrowed billions from Wall Street to fund public transit, promising that the state would pay the service charges on the debt. — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, "Can Andy Byford Save the Subways?," https://sociology-essay.com and beverage tickets are sold on site in strips of 14 tickets for $10 (includes $3 service charge). — Annie Alleman, Lake County News-Sun, "Five things to make the trek to Taste of Chicago worth it for suburbanites," 26 June 2018 Customers can use the CVS Pharmacy app or call their local CVS to schedule a one- or two-day home delivery, for which there is a $4.99 service charge. — Brittany Shoot, Fortune, "CVS Pharmacies Now Delivers Prescriptions Nationwide," 22 June 2018 Across the country, from Manhattan to Oakland, some restaurateurs have experimented with new business models that either eliminate tipping or automatically add a service charge to a bill to cover labor costs. — Tim Carman, Washington Post, "Tipping the pay scales: Initiative 77 could dramatically alter D.C. restaurant culture," 16 June 2018 All this is yours at the bargain price of 267 euros per night, plus @airbnb's service charge. — Sabra Ayres, latimes.com, "'We're the fans. We make the party': Icy relations aside, soccer fans pour into Russia for World Cup," 12 June 2018 After a couple didn't show up to her wedding (their babysitter fell through last minute and the wedding was no-kids), this bride sent them an invoice for two herb-crusted walleye fish entrees, including tax and service charges. — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, "The 10 Worst Bridezilla Stories of All Time," 18 Aug. 2017 Others take a different approach, like SunTrust, which subtracts the cost from deposit-account service charges. — Rachel Louise Ensign, WSJ, "These Bank Customers Are Making a Bundle on Their Deposits," 22 June 2018 Many others have attempted to reduce the pay disparity with tip-free pricing and automatic service charges. — Jonathan Kauffman, San Francisco Chronicle, "Change in law allows pooling of tips in California, aiding cooks, dishwashers," 12 Apr. 2018
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