membership fee

Club entry price

A membership fee is money paid to join or maintain access to an organization, club, or service.

The fee may be one-time or recurring: The gym charges a monthly membership fee.

Sometimes distinguished from dues, which are ongoing payments, though the terms often overlap.

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joining · initiation · club · country club · gym · premium · enrollment · access · card · payment · exclusive · perks · registration · free trial · monthly · invoice · sign up · lapsed

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Opposites
payment type/conditionality

membership feefree admission

Access requiring no fee

open access · donation · gift · charitable contribution · waived fee

direction of value flow

membership feemembership benefit

Advantage from joining

stipend · honorarium · member discount

Family

membership, member, members, member's, memberships

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