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 However, a decline in license, permit and service charges is anticipated compared to the 2025-26 mid-year budget. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 May 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 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 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

Plus, new members of this meat service can get 15% off their first order, and select states get free flat-rate shipping on orders of $125 or more.

— Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The 2026 tournament has the highest rate of goals per match in decades and is the first in World Cup history to have scored more than 200 goals (with two dozen matches still left to play).

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Definition of rate

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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

Noun

The court declined, however, to review a challenge to a federal ban on handgun sales to 18- to 20-year-olds, as well as to a similar Florida state law.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Jessica Gonzalez hustles behind her booth at the recent Renegade Craft Fair, frantically ringing up sales, answering questions and packaging her beeswax candles.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of sale

Noun

Don’t be fooled by their shocking price point—the bottoms have an expensive air thanks to their chic statement pockets and effortless wide-leg silhouette.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 3 July 2026
For example, Autry makes an incredibly cool, high-quality sneaker at a very reasonable price point (170 euros to 200 euros).

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 July 2026

Definition of price point

Noun

Unlike the federal tax credits that expired in September, these incentives offer an instant discount and don’t require buyers to apply for credit later.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Harteveldt said American tends to be the most aggressive with discounts out of the three largest airlines in the country, but lack of competition in Charlotte poses its own risks.

— DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Definition of discount

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

Trump bought Apple, Nvidia and other tech giants before tariff reversal fueled rebound, according to a CNBC analysis.

— Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Keeping the rescue open has been a challenge Even as wounds from the COVID era began to heal, Gordon said tariffs threatened any progress the rescue was able to make.

— Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026

Definition of tariff

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