administrative charge
Bureaucratic service cost
An administrative charge is a fee added to cover processing, paperwork, or overhead costs rather than the goods or services themselves.
Banks, utilities, and institutions add administrative charges for account maintenance, late payments, or service changes: The invoice included a $25 administrative charge.
The term can also refer to a formal complaint filed with a government agency, as when an employee files an administrative charge of discrimination with the EEOC.
- feePayment for service
- booking feeCost added for reservations
- convenience feeExtra charge for easier payment
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- fineAcceptable in quality
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administrative chargebase price
Cost before modifications
purchase price · cost of goods · principal amount · unit price · service fee
administrative chargerefund
Money returned after purchase
rebate · credit · reimbursement · fee waiver · discount
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