admission fee

Meaning

An 'admission fee' is the official price you must pay to enter a place, such as a museum, national park, gallery, or historical site. This term is relatively formal and is widely used on signs, official websites, and tourist brochures.

Examples

• The national park charges a small admission fee to help fund conservation efforts.

  The national park charges a small admission fee to help fund conservation efforts.

• Students and seniors are often eligible for a discounted admission fee.

  Students and seniors are often eligible for a discounted admission fee.

• Is there an admission fee for the art gallery, or is it open to the public for free?

  Is there an admission fee for the art gallery, or is it open to the public for free?

• The admission fee must be paid in cash at the front gate.

  The admission fee must be paid in cash at the front gate.

• Your ticket price includes both the transport and the venue's admission fee.

  Your ticket price includes both the transport and the venue's admission fee.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ What is the entrance price of the museum?

  ✓ What is the admission fee of the museum?

  While 'entrance price' is understandable, 'admission fee' or 'ticket price' is the correct, natural collocation used by native speakers.

• ✗ We paid an admission cost at the zoo.

  ✓ We paid an admission fee at the zoo.

  'Admission fee' is the standard set phrase; 'admission cost' is rarely used in English tourist contexts.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The castle's ___ is ten dollars for adults and free for children under five.

  💡 The price paid to enter a venue.

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  admission fee

• Please check the website to see if the ___ has changed this season.

  💡 The official entry price.

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  admission fee