service charge
noun/ˈsɜːvɪs tʃɑːdʒ/
/ˈsɜːrvɪs tʃɑːrdʒ/
- an amount of money that is added to a bill, as an extra charge for a service
- That will be $50, plus a service charge of $2.50.
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- (British English) an amount of money that is added to a bill in a restaurant, for example 10 per cent of the total, that goes to pay for the work of the staffTopics Cooking and eatingc1
- an amount of money that is paid to the owner of an apartment building for services such as putting out rubbish, cleaning the stairs, etc.
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