fee

Everyday

1. A fee is an amount of money you pay for a service or to be allowed to do something. tree →
2. Fee is a magic word that a giant chants in a rhyme, as in "Fee, fie, fo, fum." tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life there are entrance fees for museums and parks, school trip fees, library late fees and doctor's fees. In maths lessons pupils add fees to costs and work out totals. Phrases: entrance fee, late fee, school fees, pay a fee, a small fee, free of charge (no fee).

Examples

• The entrance fee is five dollars. tree →
• We paid a fee to join the club. tree →
• Return the book or you will pay a late fee. tree →
• The museum has no fee on Sundays. tree →
• Some parents pay school fees. tree →
• There is a small fee for the swimming lessons. tree →
• The fee includes lunch. tree →
• “Fee, fie, fo, fum, I smell the blood of some earthly one. tree →

Note

Countable noun (fees). A fee is paid for a service or permission; a fare is paid for travel; a fine is paid as a punishment. In maths, «a fee per person» means multiply by the number of people.