nuisance fees
Irritating extra costs
Nuisance fees are small, often unexpected charges that companies add to bills or transactions—the kind that individually seem too minor to contest but collectively add up.
Banks, airlines, hotels, and telecom companies are notorious for them: The hotel charged a $25 resort fee on top of the room rate.
The term carries inherent criticism, implying these fees exist more to boost revenue than to cover actual costs.
They're sometimes called junk fees or hidden fees.
- surchargesAdditional fees imposed
- late feePenalty for overdue payment
- rip-offGrossly overpriced exchange
- finesMonetary sanctions or particles
- ATM feeCost to access cash
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