service charge

variants also service fee

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Recent Examples of service charge Perhaps customers ironically prefer the power and autonomy that makes tipping so frustrating and problematic; some data suggest that customers prefer tips to a service charge. Timothy Kundro, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 Total revenue, including service charges and other income, was down 9.1 percent to $1.51 billion from $1.6 billion. Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 16 Aug. 2024 If there's no service charge, a 10 to 15 percent tip is fine. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024 The service charge at Chelsea Barracks can be £14.5 per square foot for an apartment, which can add over £22,900 to the annual cost of a two-bedroom apartment in the luxury complex. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for service charge 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for service charge
Noun
  • Today, below market rate housing programs offer permanent housing to low-income households at the organization’s Cupertino location, while the onsite food market and Park-It Market mobile food pantry provide food to WVCS clients.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • WalletHub compared proprietary user data from Q2 2024 with data from Q3 2024 to see the states where auto loan interest rates increased the most and the least.
    Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The site was for sale after Jones lost a $1.4 billion defamation suit against the families of children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre — which Jones continually spread lies about — forcing him into bankruptcy.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • And those agents can actually ruin deals — like the one who tried to negotiate a price down by insulting the home, which turned off her sellers, or another who threatened a sale by going on vacation instead of signing papers at a closing.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Like many of its peers at this price point, the Arctis GameBuds have active noise cancellation and a transparency mode.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Even at Musk's ambitious $20,000 price point, the vast majority of the global population would be unable to purchase such robots for personal or household use.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Other promotions and discounts are listed on their website.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Offering 25% off for Cyber Monday Nearly New Shop, 1250 Bardstown Road: 30% off The Neon Flea, 1201 Goss Ave.: 20% off all clothing Oberer's Flowers, 1115 Herr Lane, Suite 150: 20% discount on the entire store for walk-in customers.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But other drinks made with milk in the standard recipe, such as lattes, currently have surcharges.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Dunkin', Krispy Kreme, Peet's Coffee, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Tim Hortons also have surcharges.
    Kelly Tyko, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The National Retail Federation warned that U.S. consumers could lose $46 billion to $78 billion in spending power each year if Trump imposes new tariffs.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
  • But Chinese officials laser-focused on stabilizing their faltering economy are also mindful of the tariffs of 60% or more that Trump has vowed to impose on all Chinese imports.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The decrease is primarily due to changes in the market value of natural gas futures contracts.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Nvidia shares rose Monday morning, boosting its market value to $3.38 trillion by the afternoon, surpassing Apple’s $3.35 trillion market cap.
    Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Gauthier, who was mayor during most of the period in which the city achieved its historic drop in violent crime, believes East Palo Alto’s collaborative approach to crime reduction could be scaled up district-wide.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Well, that this gradual reduction in time spent near the boats means sharks most likely do not form long-term associations with these vessels.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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