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application fee

application fee

3 2.6
A sum of money you pay when you ask to be chosen for something like a job or school
  • noun
  • /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən fiː/
translation icon : cuota de solicitud
  • And also there is a $50 application fee.
  • application fee registration
  • application fee reregistration

There might be like application fees through agencies or whatever, but the attorneys services will be free to them.

Examples

  • According to the Veteran's Resource Center on the university's website, application fees to apply for admission are waived for veterans.

    Blog text (2)

  • The WBENC certification process is extensive and requires a non-refundable application fee.

    Blog text (5)

  • Look, l have to pay my college application fees.

    For Colored Girls (2010)

  • We'll even pay the application fee.

    Walkout (2006)

  • Okay, well, then how about a cancelled check for the application fee?

    Crossing Over (2009)

  • Under the program, university officials would waive the application fee for Chicago students.

    Blog text (31)

  • The nonrefundable application fee is $40.

    Academic text (1999)

  • We'll waive the fifty dollar application fee if you list a friend and put her address.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Students are asked to pay a one-time application fee ($50) and $100 end-of-course final examination fees.

    Blog text (21)

  • Before applying for the program, make sure to submit your application fee of $50.

Synonyms

fee
vsapplication fee
729 1.0

Money paid for a service or right

is a specific charge paid when requesting admission or consideration

Surface Forms

application fee singular
application fees plural

Morphology

application + fee

The meaning 'a sum paid when requesting admission' is directly and transparently derived from 'application' (a request for admission) combined with 'fee' (a charge). This noun+noun compositional pattern is regular in English and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The noun application fee comes from the simple idea of paying when you make an application. Long ago, offices charged a small fee to cover the work of checking the papers or to show the person was serious, so it means 'a payment when you ask for something'.