Jul 26, 2012

Fee, fare, fine

A fee is the money you pay for a service. So lawyers and designers have fees. A designer might say, "my fee is based on the project." Many professionals have an hourly fee, which may or may not be negotiable. You could also pay a fee to enter an event (entrance fee) or a fee associated with a bank account, or in order to be a member of a club (membership fee).

A fare is the money you pay for transportation. We can combine this word with the kind of transportation, such as bus fare, train fare, plane fare. For example, bus fare in Barcelona today is two euros. One compound noun we use frequently is airfare, which means the price of a plane ticket.

A fine is money you have to pay for breaking a rule or a law. You could have to pay a parking fine, or a traffic fine, because you didn't follow the rules. For example, the fine for parking in a red zone in California is very high. Athletes may have to pay a fine if they break a rule of conduct. Fine can also be a verb: a company may be fined for breaking the law.  

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