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| charge |
a price asked for; fee. [1/12 definitions] |
| due |
(plural) the fee paid by a member of a club. [1/6 definitions] |
| fee |
A fee is an amount of money that you have to pay for some kind of service. [2 definitions] |
| insurance |
a protection against certain accidents that is provided by a company in return for payment of a fee. [1/2 definitions] |
| lend |
When a bank lends you money, they give you money which you have to pay back over time. Banks lend money because they make money when they do it. They make money from something called "interest." Interest is something like a fee that you have to pay in addition to paying back the money you borrowed. [1/3 definitions] |
| loan |
When a bank loans money, they give money to people for a certain amount of time. During this time, the money must be paid back, and it must be paid back with "interest." Interest is extra money that people have to pay on top of the money they borrow. It is like a fee for using the money. [1/4 definitions] |
| shareware |
software that is delivered free of charge by its author. The user is asked to pay a small fee to the author if he or she continues to use the software. |
| stamp |
a small piece of paper printed with a design and attached to mail to show that the fee for mailing has been paid; postage stamp. [2/10 definitions] |
| subscribe |
If you subscribe to something like a website or magazine, you become a member or special user of it. You often pay a fee to join. If you pay a fee, you get privileges that people who are not subscribed do not get. |
| taxicab |
an automobile or other vehicle that carries passengers for a fee that is charged according to the distance traveled. |
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