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also service fee
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Recent Examples of service charge
At the same time, the practice of adding service charges to restaurant checks has grown in Southern California and across the nation in recent years, giving rise to a debate about how the fees should be treated by customers and workers.
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Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
This includes service charges on deposit accounts and mortgage banking income.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Look for special service charges; some restaurants may include gratuity for special occasions or parties over a certain size.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
Noninterest income rose to $12.4 million from $5.9 million, with significant contributions from wealth management income and service charges.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
This includes service charges on deposit accounts and mortgage banking income.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Look for special service charges; some restaurants may include gratuity for special occasions or parties over a certain size.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
Noninterest income rose to $12.4 million from $5.9 million, with significant contributions from wealth management income and service charges.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for service charge
Noun
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Rising rates drive some customers to stop making payments.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The homicide rate has surged amid gang wars over control of lucrative drug routes, driving a sharp rise in Ecuadorian migration to the U.S.—
Jesus Mesa,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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Co-op residents — often referred to as member-owners — pay monthly fees called carrying charges.—
Nneka McGuire and Nicholas Padiak,
chicagotribune.com,
16 Apr. 2018
Noun
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West flipped the website after the advertisement aired and replaced its previous content with just one item: The swastika T-shirt that was on sale for $20 each.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Those, plus the plenty of other shoe styles from brands like UGG, Cole Haan, Hoka, Adidas, Jeffrey Campbell, and more are on sale with plenty of sizes and styles still available to shop.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The new release offers a lower price point than Dolce Glow, the professional tanning company that Vita launched in 2015 and took to retail with at-home products in 2021.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
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Can Scout pull off the modernized resurrection of a classic SUV and deliver it at a competitive price point compared to other electric off-roaders like Rivian’s R1S and the upcoming $45,000 R2?—
Verge Staff,
The Verge,
5 Feb. 2025
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In the stores contacted by USA TODAY, base discounts ranged between 10 and 20%, with some Christmas items seeing discounts as high as 75%.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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An online fashion boutique might unveil a new collection live and share a discount code valid for the session to boost engagement and prompt immediate action.—
Florence Chikezie,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile: The Waffle House and some Chicago restaurants, including Wishbone and Cebu have added temporary egg surcharges to some dishes on their menus, WBEZ reports.—
Monica Eng,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Grocery stores from New York to Chicago and Los Angeles have already limited purchases, while Waffle House added a temporary egg surcharge of 50 cents per unit.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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None of us really know in 20 days what level of tariffs Canada and Mexico will see.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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For example, President Donald Trump raised tariffs on all aluminum imports to 25%, which are expected to go into effect next month.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Spotrac projects his current market value at five years and $109 million.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Tech stocks entered a freefall after Wall Street caught wind, giving chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) the biggest one-day drop in market value in history.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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