fee

A fee is an amount of money that must be paid for services. The word "fee" is often used with, and is similar to, the word "charge."

• The parking fee at the fair is five dollars.
• The doctor said there would be no fee for his services. (There was no charge.)
• The plumber charged us a fee for the installation of the toilet.
• Some banks have monthly fees for checking accounts.
• My bank doesn’t charge a fee if there’s a minimum balance of $500.
• The lawyer’s fees came to over $5000.
• What kind of fees do they charge?
• Is there a fee?
• What’s the fee?
• There are a lot of school fees at the beginning of the school year.
• There’s no fee for using this website. It’s free!

Note: You can’t use "fee" as a verb.

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This page was first published on September 6, 2013. It was updated on September 8, 2016.