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Collocations for fee - noun

ADJECTIVE

exorbitant, fat (informal), hefty, high, huge, large, substantial
I expect you had to pay a fat fee to your divorce lawyers.
low, modest, nominal, reasonable, small
We had to pay a nominal fee to join the club.
Their fees are reasonable.
fixed, flat, set
Many tax advisers now offer fixed-fee interviews.
full
reduced
normal, standard, usual
appropriate
Send the form, together with the appropriate fee, to this address.
additional, extra, top-up (BrE)
There is no additional fee for this insurance cover.
university top-up fees
late (esp. AmE), outstanding (esp. BrE), unpaid (esp. BrE)
We will be taking active steps to collect the outstanding fees.
upfront
annual, hourly, monthly, yearly
one-off (BrE), one-time (AmE)
enrolment/enrollment, initiation (AmE)
a $1 200 initiation fee
attorney (AmE), court, filing (AmE), legal
consultancy (esp. BrE), consulting (esp. AmE), contingency, management, professional
the professional fees of the lawyers and accountants involved
admission, entrance, entry, joining (esp. BrE), membership, subscription
a £30 membership fee
user
administration (esp. AmE), administrative (esp. AmE), application, arrangement (BrE), booking (BrE), cancellation, franchise (esp. AmE), handling, licence/license, licensing, processing, referral, registration, royalty, service (esp. AmE), set-up, transaction
college (BrE), course (BrE), school (BrE), student, tuition
rental
maintenance (esp. AmE)
parking
transfer (= charges paid by a sports team buying a player from another team)
green (BrE), greens (= a charge to use a golf course)

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VERB + fee

charge, impose
They charge higher fees to overseas students.
incur
Employees are reimbursed for any legal fees incurred when they relocate.
pay
collect, command, earn, generate, receive
The company will earn a fee for every barrel of oil produced.
waive
He agreed to waive his usual fee.
refund, reimburse
increase, raise
lower, reduce
agree (BrE), negotiate
She negotiated a fee of $1 800 a week.
set
Freelance writers often set their own fees.
cover
You'll need money to cover fees and expenses.
afford

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fee + VERB

be due, be payable
All fees are payable when the invoice is issued.
apply
Additional security fees apply.
cover sth, include sth
The fee includes the cost of testing the electric wiring.
go up, increase, rise
The admission fee has gone up.

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fee + NOUN

income, revenue
The company's consultancy fee income rose by 3% last year.
payment
schedule (AmE)
structure
increase

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PREPOSITION

for a fee
For a small fee, anyone can use these facilities.
fee for
We now charge a fee for museum entrance.
fee on
the administrative fees on the pension scheme

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