upgrade fees
Costs for improvements
Upgrade fees are charges for moving to a better version of something—a higher service tier, newer equipment, or premium features.
Airlines charge upgrade fees to move from economy to business class.
Phone carriers impose them when customers get new devices.
The term often carries a note of consumer frustration, as these fees can feel like paying extra for what should be standard: They hit me with a $200 upgrade fee just to get a phone that actually works.
- premiumAdded cost for better
- surchargeExtra fee added
- convenience feeExtra charge for easier payment
- fine printMiniature contractual text
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
premium tier · tier · unlock · pay to play · paywall · membership · addon · deluxe · checkout · in-app purchase · billing · credit card · renewal · early termination · hidden · extra · one-time fee · charge
- expensesexpenses, expense, expenditure, cost, costs
- aviation costsairfare, maintenance costs, operating costs, fuel surcharge, lease payments
- access costsadmission, cover charge, entry fee, fee, gate money
upgrade feesfree upgrades
Improvements given without charge
discounts · rebates · refunds · credits · price reductions
upgrade, fees, grade, upgrades, upgraded, upgrading, graded, grading, grades