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Annual Fee: Definition, Examples, and Usage
Meaning 1：yearly charge (annual fee)
annual fee
/ˈænjuəl fiː/
名词短语 (n. phr.)
A fixed amount of money you pay once a year for a service or membership.
yearly charge
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/ˈjɪrli tʃɑːrdʒ/
名词短语 (n. phr.)
A payment made once every year for a service or privilege.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Latin 'annus' (year) + Old English 'feoh' (property).
💡 Mnemonic
Think 'annual' = 'yearly', 'fee' = 'cost'; each year you pay the cost for a service.
📖 Example
Many premium credit cards charge an annual fee, but they offer great travel rewards in return.
Many premium credit cards charge an annual fee, but they offer great travel rewards in return.
🔗 Collocations
annual fee waiver – the act of canceling or not charging the annual fee
annual fee payment – the process of paying the annual fee
no annual fee – without an annual fee requirement
🔄 Synonyms
yearly subscription (noun phrase) – A recurring payment made each year for continued access to a service.
membership dues (noun phrase) – Regular payments required to maintain membership in an organization.
recurring charge (noun phrase) – A fee that appears on a regular basis, typically annually.
🚫 Antonyms
one-time fee (noun phrase) – A single payment that does not recur yearly.
free membership (noun phrase) – Access to a service without any cost.
no-fee account (noun phrase) – An account that does not charge any annual fees.
🌱 Derivatives
📖 Cultural Story
Annual fees became common with 18th-century subscription publications, later adopted by credit cards and membership clubs as a recurring revenue model.
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