monthly dues

Regular club charges

Monthly dues are regular payments required to maintain membership in an organization—a gym, union, club, or professional association.

The term emphasizes the recurring obligation: My monthly dues to the homeowners association just went up.

Dues implies earned belonging; paying them keeps you in good standing.

Opposites
payment frequency

monthly duesone-time fee

Single, non-repeating payment

single payment · lump sum · one-time payment · lump sum payment · initiation fee

payment direction

monthly duesmonthly stipend

Regular fixed payment

monthly payout · membership benefits · monthly income · royalty payments · profit sharing

obligation type

monthly dueswaived fees

Costs officially excused

honorary membership · charitable giving

Family

month, months, monthly, dues, undue, overdue, bimonthly

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G