money needed to gain entry, or membership, to an event or an organisation.

Money needed to gain admittance to an event or an organisation

a sum of money required to enrol on an official register generally used to defray the cost of administration but may include damage deposits or taxes.

A fee charged by a library for the late return of an item

Synonym of license fee

(taxation) An amount of money collected from an individual or an organization by the government or other entity in order to legitimize an activity.

A financial charge levied on the family of an executed prisoner.

plural of advance fee scam

A consumer fraud that involves obtaining a relatively small amount of money from the victim in advance of some large deferred benefit, such as a job, a high rate of return, or a share of embezzled money.

plural of fee simple determinable