service chargen.

Brit.

/ˈsəːvɪs tʃɑːdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈsərvəs ˌtʃɑrdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: service n.¹, charge n.

Etymology: < service n.¹ + charge n.

1. The amount of powder contained in the charge required to fire a particular gun. Now chiefly historical.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > explosive for use with firearms

gunpowder1411

service charge1776

propellant1881

1776 J. Lind Descr. Rifled Ordnance 25 Twenty-four Carron Guns made for Spain..sustained each..sixty rounds, fired on carriages, at intervals of two minutes, with the common service-charge, in the following manner.

1880 E. W. Very Navies of World ii. 207 P. Powder is used for battering-charges of all rifled guns of 7 inches and above..and for all service charges of forty pounds and upward.

1996 J. G. Bilby Civil War Firearms v. 178 Some shooters..prefer to load .44 cap and ball sixguns with the twenty-five to thirty grain service charge they were designed to use.

2. A charge made for services rendered; (in later use) esp. a charge made in a restaurant or hotel for serving customers with items of food or drink, in addition to the total listed price of the items served.

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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > [noun] > for food, board, or service

pension1696

board-bill1833

table money1841

American plan1848

corkage1884

service charge1889

fixed price1907

service1909

cover charge1921

demi-pension1951

rack rate1976

cakeage1985

1889 Irish Times 9 Oct. 6/1 They contended that there should be no terminal or service charges in addition to the rates for conveyance.

1919 Washington Post 8 June 10/6 The custom [of tipping] has been done away with at his restaurant, and a system by which a service charge of 10 per cent is made against all customers has been substituted.

1929 Post Office Guide July 157 Any sum not exceeding £10 may be withdrawn by telegraph if the depositor pays the cost of the telegrams and a service charge of one shilling.

1977 B. Bainbridge Injury Time ii. 23 She looked at the bill and was astonished at the service charge.

2010 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 13 Mar. The service charge should be shared among the employees at a restaurant.

3. A charge made for services provided by a landlord on a leased or rented property, esp. one which is part of a larger complex. Now chiefly British. Service charges usually cover overall maintenance and insurance of the building, and the upkeep of any shared amenities.

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1943 Federal Reg. (U.S.) 31 Aug. 11895/1 No other service charge [except those listed below] shall be..collected by the owner for any other item or service:..(3) Project lighting, including lighting of common hallways... (4) Elevator service..[etc.].

1962 Economist 3 Feb. 414/2 There will also be a small service charge for communal facilities, such as window cleaning and the upkeep of staircases and lifts.

1991 Which? Oct. 581/1 Service charges collected from tenants where there are two or more flats must usually be held in a trust fund.

2003 V. Blake Bloodless Shadow (2004) 13 Every two years or so, Crozier threw a mass of scaffolding round the place and then claimed exorbitant rent and service charge increases.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	service charge
释义	service chargen. Brit. /ˈsəːvɪs tʃɑːdʒ/, U.S. /ˈsərvəs ˌtʃɑrdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: service n.¹, charge n. Etymology: < service n.¹ + charge n. 1. The amount of powder contained in the charge required to fire a particular gun. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > explosive for use with firearms gunpowder1411 service charge1776 propellant1881 1776 J. Lind Descr. Rifled Ordnance 25 Twenty-four Carron Guns made for Spain..sustained each..sixty rounds, fired on carriages, at intervals of two minutes, with the common service-charge, in the following manner. 1880 E. W. Very Navies of World ii. 207 P. Powder is used for battering-charges of all rifled guns of 7 inches and above..and for all service charges of forty pounds and upward. 1996 J. G. Bilby Civil War Firearms v. 178 Some shooters..prefer to load .44 cap and ball sixguns with the twenty-five to thirty grain service charge they were designed to use. 2. A charge made for services rendered; (in later use) esp. a charge made in a restaurant or hotel for serving customers with items of food or drink, in addition to the total listed price of the items served. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > [noun] > for food, board, or service pension1696 board-bill1833 table money1841 American plan1848 corkage1884 service charge1889 fixed price1907 service1909 cover charge1921 demi-pension1951 rack rate1976 cakeage1985 1889 Irish Times 9 Oct. 6/1 They contended that there should be no terminal or service charges in addition to the rates for conveyance. 1919 Washington Post 8 June 10/6 The custom [of tipping] has been done away with at his restaurant, and a system by which a service charge of 10 per cent is made against all customers has been substituted. 1929 Post Office Guide July 157 Any sum not exceeding £10 may be withdrawn by telegraph if the depositor pays the cost of the telegrams and a service charge of one shilling. 1977 B. Bainbridge Injury Time ii. 23 She looked at the bill and was astonished at the service charge. 2010 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 13 Mar. The service charge should be shared among the employees at a restaurant. 3. A charge made for services provided by a landlord on a leased or rented property, esp. one which is part of a larger complex. Now chiefly British. Service charges usually cover overall maintenance and insurance of the building, and the upkeep of any shared amenities. ΚΠ 1943 Federal Reg. (U.S.) 31 Aug. 11895/1 No other service charge [except those listed below] shall be..collected by the owner for any other item or service:..(3) Project lighting, including lighting of common hallways... (4) Elevator service..[etc.]. 1962 Economist 3 Feb. 414/2 There will also be a small service charge for communal facilities, such as window cleaning and the upkeep of staircases and lifts. 1991 Which? Oct. 581/1 Service charges collected from tenants where there are two or more flats must usually be held in a trust fund. 2003 V. Blake Bloodless Shadow (2004) 13 Every two years or so, Crozier threw a mass of scaffolding round the place and then claimed exorbitant rent and service charge increases. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1776
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