service charge

noun

An amount added to a bill in a restaurant, or other similar establishment, which is normally paid to the waiter or waitress.

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service fee
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Meanings

nounservice charge (plural service charges)

plural service charges

  1. An amount added to a bill in a restaurant, or other similar establishment, which is normally paid to the waiter or waitress.
  2. A fee charged for a service, typically to cover administration or processing costs.

    Synonyms: service fee

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fee charged for a service, typically to cover administration or processing costs.

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service fee

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
service fee
Broader
charge
Also see
gratuityservice fee

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 服務費 /服务费, 手續費 /手续费
  • 服務費 /服务费 (fúwùfèi)amount added to a bill
  • 手續費 /手续费 (shǒuxùfèi)fee charged for a service
Finnish palveluraha, palvelumaksu
  • palvelurahaamount added to a bill
  • palvelumaksufee charged for a service
German Bedienungsgeld, Bedienungsgeld
  • Bedienungsgeldamount added to a bill
  • Bedienungsgeldfee charged for a service
Swedish serviceavgift
  • serviceavgiftfee charged for a service
Turkish bahşiş, aidat
  • bahşişamount added to a bill
  • aidatfee charged for a service
Cite this entry
APA

service charge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/service%20charge

MLA

“service charge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/service%20charge. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “service charge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/service%20charge.

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