service charge

noun

variants also service fee
Definition of service chargenext
as in unit price

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Recent Examples of service charge Nightly rates at Hoshinoya Nara Prison start from $908, including tax and service charge. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026 The breakdown is $140 for the ticket, four bucks for a facility fee, and a $10 service charge, plus taxes. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026 Tickets are priced at $154, which includes a $140 ticket, a $4 facility fee and a $10 service charge, plus applicable taxes. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 How Cruise Tipping Works Some first-time cruisers may be shocked to learn that there is a per person—not per stateroom—gratuity and/or service charge already added into the cost of their cruise on many popular lines. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for service charge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for service charge
  1. unit price
  2. rate
  3. carrying charge
  4. sale
  5. price point
  6. discount
  7. surcharge
  8. tariff
Noun
  • Or maybe keep the design as simple as possible and offer a Kickstarter reward that packages two single-compartment Ice Box coolers together for a lower per-unit price – one food, one drinks, done.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of unit price
Noun
  • The cancer’s five-year survival rate is less than 7%, according to WEHI.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • However, the time required to assemble an individual robot differs from the rate at which a production line can manufacture multiple units.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rate
Noun
  • 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
  • As a result, most of the battery's volume and bulk is dedicated to things that don't contribute to carrying charges between the electrodes, which sets a limit on the sorts of energy densities that these technologies can reach.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2023
Definition of carrying charge
Noun
  • Vinyl records just posted their nineteenth consecutive year of growth, passing $1 billion in US sales in an era when streaming has made music essentially free.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Private facilities will usually accept leaves from many different sources and have larger quantities of compost available for bulk sale.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of sale
Noun
  • There’s a wide array of highly capable performance cars available at this price point, many of which offer eye-watering output and acceleration figures.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Accompanying the return of the skirt in full force — led by the Prada spring 2027 show — footwear reigned supreme, also serving as a more approachable price point compared to bags and ready-to-wear.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of price point
Noun
  • Both brands also offer their own home insurance policies and bundling discounts.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • If Madewell’s current discounts and promotions aren’t piquing your interest, check Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, Revolve, Bloomingdale’s, and Shopbop.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of discount
Noun
  • The San Francisco Fed noted another manufacturer’s complaint that every material purchased in recent weeks came with a freight surcharge.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Maersk raised its emergency fuel surcharge to 20 percent effective Monday due to the soaring energy costs linked to the Middle East conflict, Reuters reported.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of surcharge
Noun
  • Republicans have increasingly been forced to play defense in the final weeks, trying to shore up their candidates in GOP strongholds nationwide as voters reel from high gas prices, Trump’s tariffs policies and the war against Iran.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • By August, bilateral talks between New Delhi and Washington, which had undergone several rounds, were on shaky ground due to India’s inclusion in the Section 301 forced labor tariff directive.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of tariff

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“Service charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/service%20charge. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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