administration fee

Processing cost added

An administration fee is a charge for processing or managing a transaction, account, or service.

Banks, universities, and businesses add administration fees to cover paperwork and overhead: The loan came with a $50 administration fee.

Critics often view such fees as hidden costs that inflate the real price of something.

Related

billing · invoice · paperwork · transaction · bank fee · late fee · convenience fee · junk fee · overhead · bureaucracy · fine print · hidden cost · payment · account · monthly charge · annual fee · maintenance fee · one-time fee

Opposites
fee type/purpose

administration feebase price

Cost before modifications

principal amount · purchase price · service fee · tuition · sticker price

charge vs. credit

administration feerefund

Money returned after purchase

rebate · credit · reimbursement · fee waiver · discount

cost transparency

administration feetransparent pricing

Clearly disclosed cost structure

quoted price · fee waiver

Family

administration, administer, administrate, administrator, administrative, administratively, administrating, administered, administering

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G