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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fee /fiː/ ●●● S3 W3 AWL noun [countable] COSTan amount of money that you pay to do something or that you pay to a professional person for their work 〔付给专业人员的〕工作酬金，服务费 You can use the gym and pool for a fee of £35 a month. 月付35英镑，即可使用健身房和游泳池。► see thesaurus at cost COLLOCATIONSadjectivessmall/low 少的/低的Some companies will sell the items for you, for a small fee. 有些公司可代你出售这些物品，只收取少量费用。high/large/big 高的/多的/大量的The school fees are extremely high. 那所学校学费极高。a hefty/fat fee informal (=a very large fee) 巨额费用Customers are being charged a hefty fee for their telephone service. 客户被收取巨额电话费。an annual/a monthly fee 年费/月费nAn annual fee of £150 has been introduced.an entrance/entry fee (=a fee to enter a place) 入场费nThe gallery charges an entrance fee.a membership fee (=a fee to become a member of a club or organization) 会员费nThe gym’s yearly membership fee is £250.na subscription fee (=a fee to receive copies of a newspaper or magazine)You can pay the subscription fee by cheque.school/college/university fees 学费/大学学费nShe paid for her college fees by taking a part-time job as a waitress.tuition fees (=money paid for being taught) 学费nMany universities now charge tuition fees for these courses.doctor’s/lawyer’s/accountant’s etc fees 诊疗费/律师费/会计师费等nWe need to find the money for the doctor’s fees somehow.legal/medical fees 律师费/医疗费nShe received £300 compensation after legal fees had been deducted.na flat/fixed/set fee (=a fee that is the same in every case)You pay a flat fee for all the services that are provided.a booking fee (also a service fee American English) (=a charge you pay when buying a ticket) 订票手续费nTickets for the concert are £45, plus a booking fee.na cancellation fee (=a charge for ending an agreement you have made to travel on a train, stay at a hotel etc)A 10% cancellation fee will be charged if the booking is cancelled.a licence fee British English (=the money a television licence costs) 收视费，电视许可证费nThe licence fee is set to rise again.verbscharge a fee 收取费用The accountant charged a big fee for his services. 会计师收取了一大笔服务费。pay a fee 付费You have to pay a small fee to rent a locker. 租用储物柜须支付少量费用。
Examples from the Corpus
fee• The doctor I saw charged an £100 fee for an initial consultation.• Some actors can ask a fee of around $1000.000 a movie.• Dr Allison charges a fee of $90 for a consultation.• It also includes dozens of sights that have admission fees.• You may have to pay an arrangement fee to the lender of £200 to £300.• The entrance fees to the park have gone up by 50%.• It also provides money, drawn partially from fees paid by developers, to protect land from urban development.• Any tickets resold will be subject to a 20% handling fee deducted from monies due.• Last year IBM paid $12 million in legal fees to a single law firm.• An accident on vacation can cost you a lot in medical fees.• I understand that our fee will be split equally between both parties.• Insurance covered most of the doctor's fees.• You have to spend some proportion of the fee there on the rock.• The fee for the standard structural survey is £175.• The fee is $50 for a six-week art class.• Total fees and commissions fell to $ 204 million from $ 192 million, as corporate finance and lending fees fell.From Longman Business Dictionaryfeefee /fiː/ noun1[countable]COMMERCE an amount of money paid to a professional person or organization for their servicesIf you want help selecting a policy, you might want to use an insurance adviser who charges a fee, but earns no commission.fee forCable TV subscribers pay a monthly fee for the service.The bank does not charge an arrangement fee for the loan. → see also no win no fee2[countable]COMMERCE an amount of money paid to an author, musician etc for a book, piece of music etc that they have writtenSYN ROYALTYThe publisher canceled publication and refused to pay the author a promised $900,000 fee.Origin fee (1300-1400) Old French fé, fief, from Medieval Latin feudum; → FEUDALfee noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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fee S3 W3 AC /fiː/
noun [countable]an amount of money that you pay to do something or that you pay to a professional person for their work:
You can use the gym and pool for a fee of £35 a month.
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▪small/low Some companies will sell the items for you, for a small fee.
▪high/large/big The school fees are extremely high.
▪a hefty/fat fee informal (=a very large fee) Customers are being charged a hefty fee for their telephone service.
▪an annual/a monthly fee An annual fee of £150 has been introduced.
▪an entrance/entry fee (=a fee to enter a place) The gallery charges an entrance fee.
▪a membership fee (=a fee to become a member of a club or organization) The gym’s yearly membership fee is £250.
▪a subscription fee (=a fee to receive copies of a newspaper or magazine) You can pay the subscription fee by cheque.
▪school/college/university fees She paid for her college fees by taking a part-time job as a waitress.
▪tuition fees (=money paid for being taught) Many universities now charge tuition fees for these courses.
▪doctor’s/lawyer’s/accountant’s etc fees We need to find the money for the doctor’s fees somehow.
▪legal/medical fees She received £300 compensation after legal fees had been deducted.
▪a flat/fixed/set fee (=a fee that is the same in every case) You pay a flat fee for all the services that are provided.
▪a booking fee (also a service fee American English) (=a charge you pay when buying a ticket) Tickets for the concert are £45, plus a booking fee.
▪a cancellation fee (=a charge for ending an agreement you have made to travel on a train, stay at a hotel etc) A 10% cancellation fee will be charged if the booking is cancelled.
▪a licence fee British English (=the money a television licence costs) The licence fee is set to rise again.
■ verbs
▪charge a fee The accountant charged a big fee for his services.
▪pay a fee You have to pay a small fee to rent a locker.
▪ cost the amount of money you need to buy or do something. Cost is usually used when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap rather than when talking about exact prices: The cost of running a car is increasing. | the cost of raw materials
▪price the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale: They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices. | the price of a plane ticket to New York
▪value the amount of money that something is worth: A new kitchen can increase the value of your home.
▪charge the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something: Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge. | bank charges
▪fee the amount you have to pay to enter a place or join a group, or for the services of a professional person such as a lawyer or a doctor: There is no entrance fee. | The membership fee is £125 a year. | legal fees
▪fare the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, plane, train etc: I didn’t even have enough money for my bus fare. | fare increases
▪rent the amount you have to pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: The rent on his apartment is $800 a month.
▪rate a charge that is set according to a standard scale: Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers.
▪toll the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges: You have to pay tolls on many French motorways.
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rate a fixed amount of money that is asked or paid for sth 指所索取或付出的价格、费用 ：◆ a low hourly rate of pay 按小时支付的低报酬 ◆ interest rates 利率 charge an amount of money that is asked for goods or services 指商品或服务的要价、收费 ：◆ an admission charge 入场费 fee ( an amount of money that you have to pay for professional advice or services, to go to a school or college, or to join an organizationrather
指专业服务费、咨询费、学费、会费 ：◆ legal fees 诉讼费 ◆ an annual membership fee 年度会费 rent an amount of money that you regularly have to pay for use of a building or room 指房屋租金 NOTE In American English, rent can be used to meanrental .在美式英语中，rent 可用以表示 rental（租金） ：◆ The weekly rent on the car was over $300. 这辆汽车每周的租金是 300 多美元。 fine a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule 指罚金、罚款 ：◆ a parking fine 违规停车罚款 fare the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc. 指乘坐公共汽车、飞机、出租车等的费用 toll an amount of money that you have to pay to use a particular road or bridge 指道路、桥梁的通行费 rental an amount of money that you have to pay to use sth for a particular period of time 指租金
rent or rental? 用 rent 还是 rental？
In British English rent is only money paid to use a building or room: for other items userental . In American Englishrent can be used for both, butrental is still more common for other items.在英式英语中，rent 只指房屋租金，其他物品的租金用 rental。在美式英语中，rent 可指以上两种租金；但指其他物品的租金时，较常用 rental。
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(a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental for sth(a) rate/charge/fee/rent/toll/rental on sthat a rate/charge/fee/rent/fare/rental of…for a charge/feeto pay (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rentalto charge (a) rate/fee/rent/fare/toll/rental