service charge

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service charge Meaning of "service charge"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for service

Usage(s):

  1. Restaurants: A 10% service charge is added at most high-end eateries.
  2. The next week he returns, mysteriously wins $250,000 and goes home with clean money, minus the $50,000 service charge.
  3. Michelle fixed the dryer herself to save the service charge, but then the car broke down.
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