fee

/fiː/noun

A payment required in return for a service or privilege.

Example sentences

“The gym charges a small fee for new members.”
“The bank charges a fee for every international transfer.”

Fees are for services and permissions: legal fees, entrance fees, tuition fees. Goods have prices, work has wages, and rule-breaking brings fines.

Synonyms for fee

charge

Often confused with fee

fee vs fare
fee vs fine

On the Academic Word List. Find it in: Academic vocabulary.

Related words

taxMoney that people and businesses must pay to a government to fund public services.returnTo take or send something you bought back to the store, usually to get your money back or swap it.profitThe money left over after all costs have been paid.exchangeThe act of giving one thing and receiving another in return; a trade.valueThe worth of something; the quality that makes it useful or desirable.shippingThe business or process of moving goods from one place to another.