service charge
Tip built in
A service charge is a fee added to a bill for services rendered, distinct from the base price.
Hotels add service charges for amenities; restaurants may add them for large parties in lieu of tips.
Banks levy service charges for account maintenance.
Unlike tips, service charges are mandatory: The bill included a 20% service charge.
Payment beyond the bill
- surchargeExtra fee added
- tipEnd or gratuity
- billAmount owed, written
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
cost · tariff · levy · price · fare · dues · premium · invoice
Pre-added tip amount
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- includedMade part of
- non-negotiableCannot be altered
- fixedRestored or immovable
built-in · preset · policy · predetermined
Payment beyond the bill
- tipEnd or gratuity
- waitstaffRestaurant service employees
- bellhopHotel luggage attendant
- conciergeGuest services attendant
valet · porter · housekeeping · banquet · catering · maître d' · sommelier · front desk
Cost for processing payments
- processing feeCost for handling transactions
- account feeCost for holding money
- credit card feeCost for card use
- handling feeCost for processing shipments
administrative fee · convenience fee · wire transfer · monthly fee · maintenance fee · late fee · penalty
gratuity
Payment beyond the bill
payment · cost · tariff · levy · price · fare · dues · premium · invoice · expense
automatic gratuity
Pre-added tip amount
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- includedMade part of
- non-negotiableCannot be altered
fixed · built-in · preset · policy · predetermined
gratuity
Payment beyond the bill
concierge · valet · porter · housekeeping · banquet · catering · maître d' · sommelier · front desk · fine dining
transaction fee
Cost for processing payments
- processing feeCost for handling transactions
- account feeCost for holding money
- credit card feeCost for card use
handling fee · administrative fee · convenience fee · wire transfer · monthly fee · maintenance fee · late fee · penalty
- feesfee, fees, flat fee, annual fee, processing fee
- hotel chargesroom rate, resort fee, hotel fee, nightly rate, daily rate
- rates & feesroom rate, parking fee, storage fee, flat rate, base rate
- service feestransaction fee, broker fee, brokerage fee, booking fee, referral fee
- extra costssurcharge, markup, upgrade fee, deductible, copay
- expensesexpenses, expense, expenditure, cost, costs
service chargediscount
Reduced price offered
rebate · fee waiver · no charge · price reduction · waived fee
charge, service, services, servicing, serviced, disservice, serviceman, servicemen, unserviced