initiation fees
Membership start costs
Initiation fees are one-time charges paid to join an organization—a country club, professional association, union, or gym.
The fee covers administrative costs and often serves as a barrier to entry, signaling exclusivity or commitment: The club's initiation fee runs fifty thousand dollars.
Distinct from ongoing membership dues.
- duesRegular membership payments
- membershipState of belonging
- joiningLinking into one
- joining feeOne-time membership payment
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
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- feesfee, service fee, service charge, flat fee, annual fee
- membershipsmembership fee, membership card, gym membership, club membership, family membership
- private clubsclubhouse, clubhouses, private clubs, social clubs, country clubs
- sports clubsclubhouse, dues, members, memberships, pro shop
initiation feesmonthly dues
Periodic membership payments
annual dues · membership dues · subscription fees · periodic payments · maintenance fees
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