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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | fé, fief, from Medieval Latin feudum; FEUDAL |
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[countable]school fees ➔ see usage note cost1 ➔ see usage note pay2WORD CHOICE: WORD CHOICE: 
cost, costs, price, charge, fee, fareUse cost to talk about paying for services and activities, rather than objects • The total cost of the trip was under $500. • I worked out the cost of the repairs.Your costs are the amount of money you have to spend in order to run a business or to do a particular activity • The shop was not making enough money to cover its costs.Use price to mean the amount of money that you must pay for something in a place such as a shop or restaurant • We are cutting all our prices (NOT costs) by 50% for one day only! • We were shocked by the price of a cup of coffee in London.A charge is the amount you have to pay to have a particular service or use something • For a small charge we will also make your hotel reservations. A fee is the amount you have to pay to enter or join something • The gallery charges no entrance fee. • The fee for membership is £25 per year. It is also the amount you have to pay for a professional service • The lawyer explained her fees.A fare is the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, train, plane etc • I need some money for my bus fare. • His parents paid his fare to Sydney. ➔ See also costWORD CHOICEWORD CHOICE
pay, salary, wages, wage, income, feePay is the money that you earn by working • The pay is much better in the private sector. • people on low pay • pay negotiationsSomeone's salary is the money they are paid every month by their employer, especially someone in a profession, such as a teacher or a lawyer • Some managers earn annual salaries of over £80,000. Use wages to refer to the money that someone is paid every week by their employer, especially someone who works in a factory or a shop • Some companies pay higher wages than others. !! Do not use wages before a noun. Use wage • wage earnersSomeone's income is all the money that they receive regularly, for work or for any other reason • families on low incomes • Rent from the old farm was their only source of income.Use fee to refer to the money paid to a lawyer, doctor, or similar qualified worker for a piece of work they have done • Your accountant's fees are too high. • legal fees ➔ See also pay
WORD CHOICE: cost, costs, price, charge, fee, fareUse cost to talk about paying for services and activities, rather than objects • The total cost of the trip was under $500. • I worked out the cost of the repairs.Your costs are the amount of money you have to spend in order to run a business or to do a particular activity • The shop was not making enough money to cover its costs.Use price to mean the amount of money that you must pay for something in a place such as a shop or restaurant • We are cutting all our prices (NOT costs) by 50% for one day only! • We were shocked by the price of a cup of coffee in London.A charge is the amount you have to pay to have a particular service or use something • For a small charge we will also make your hotel reservations. A fee is the amount you have to pay to enter or join something • The gallery charges no entrance fee. • The fee for membership is £25 per year. It is also the amount you have to pay for a professional service • The lawyer explained her fees.A fare is the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, train, plane etc • I need some money for my bus fare. • His parents paid his fare to Sydney. ➔ See also costWORD CHOICE
WORD CHOICE pay, salary, wages, wage, income, feePay is the money that you earn by working • The pay is much better in the private sector. • people on low pay • pay negotiationsSomeone's salary is the money they are paid every month by their employer, especially someone in a profession, such as a teacher or a lawyer • Some managers earn annual salaries of over £80,000. Use wages to refer to the money that someone is paid every week by their employer, especially someone who works in a factory or a shop • Some companies pay higher wages than others. !! Do not use wages before a noun. Use wage • wage earnersSomeone's income is all the money that they receive regularly, for work or for any other reason • families on low incomes • Rent from the old farm was their only source of income.Use fee to refer to the money paid to a lawyer, doctor, or similar qualified worker for a piece of work they have done • Your accountant's fees are too high. • legal fees ➔ See also pay
