service charge

Universal Words noun 1 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. 2 (BrE) an amount of money that is added to a bill in a restaurant, for example 10% of the total, that goes to pay for the work of the staff 3 an amount of money that is paid to the owner of an apartment building for services such as putting out rubbish/garbage, cleaning the stairs, etc.