fee
/fiː/noun
उच्चारण फ़ी
शुल्क, फ़ीस
Core word
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[C]
an amount of money that you pay for professional advice or services; an amount of money that you pay to join an organization, to do something
शुल्क, फ़ीस
- exam fee
- school fees
- The school fee is due at the start of the month.
+ 2 more examples
- The lawyer charged a high fee for his advice.
- There is a small entry fee for the museum.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fee for + service
A fee is money paid for professional advice or a service; use for to name the service.
Fee पेशेवर सलाह या सेवा के लिए दिया गया धन है; सेवा बताने के लिए 'for' आता है।
- The fee for the course is Rs 5,000.
- The lawyer charged a fee for the advice.
fee + to-infinitive
Fee can be followed by a to-infinitive for the right it buys.
जिस अधिकार के लिए शुल्क लिया जाता है, उसे बताने के लिए fee के बाद to-infinitive आ सकता है।
- There is a small fee to enter the museum.
- Pay a fee to apply.
pay / charge a fee
Use charge for the person who asks for the money and pay for the person who gives it.
धन माँगने वाले के लिए 'charge' और देने वाले के लिए 'pay' प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The school charges a fee of Rs 200.
- Students pay a library fee.
fees (plural)
For school, college and professional services the plural fees is common.
विद्यालय, कॉलेज और पेशेवर सेवाओं के लिए बहुवचन 'fees' आम है।
- The college fees were raised.
- School fees are due on Monday.
+Collocations 4
adjective + fee
entranceexamadmissionannuallate
- Radhika paid the exam fee online.
verb + fee
paychargewaivecollectrefund
- The college waived the fee for poor students.
fee + noun
structurereceiptwaiverpaymenthike
- The fee structure is pinned on the notice board.
type of fee
tuition feeprocessing feeregistration feelegal feeconsultation fee
- The doctor's consultation fee is Rs 500.
“More examples 5
- The last date for paying the fee is the fifth of March.
शुल्क जमा करने की अंतिम तिथि पाँच मार्च है।
- Kabir paid the registration fee for the SSC exam by card.
कबीर ने SSC परीक्षा का पंजीकरण शुल्क कार्ड से भरा।
- The government has abolished the fee for girls in primary school.
सरकार ने प्राथमिक विद्यालय में लड़कियों का शुल्क समाप्त कर दिया है।
- There is no admission fee on Sundays.
रविवार को प्रवेश शुल्क नहीं लगता।
- The architect asked for a high fee for the design.
वास्तुकार ने डिज़ाइन के लिए ऊँचा शुल्क माँगा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The fees of the exam is high.
✓ The fee for the exam is high.
Use fee (singular) for one payment, with for and a singular verb.
एक भुगतान के लिए एकवचन 'fee' और 'for' लगाएँ, तथा singular verb लिखें।
✗ We paid the school fees on cash.
✓ We paid the school fees in cash.
Use in cash, not on cash.
'In cash' आता है, 'on cash' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Fee, fare and fine are all payments but for different things.
Fee, fare और fine तीनों भुगतान हैं, पर अलग कारणों से।
Payment for a service or the right to do something.
सेवा या किसी कार्य के अधिकार के लिए भुगतान।
- An entry fee.
?Which word?
Keep the payment words: fee (for a service or exam), fare (for travel), rent (for a house), toll (for a road), tuition (for teaching).
भुगतान के शब्द याद रखिए: fee (सेवा या परीक्षा का), fare (यात्रा का), rent (घर का), toll (सड़क का), tuition (पढ़ाई का)।