ˈservice ˌcharge BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . British English an amount of money that is added to a bill in a restaurant as an extra charge for the service of the waiters
2 . British English an amount of money paid to the owner of a block of ↑ flat s for services such as cleaning the stairs
3 . American English an amount of money that is added to the price of something in order to pay for the services that you use when buying it SYN booking fee British English :
There’s a service charge for advance tickets.