entrance fee

Meaning

An entrance fee is the amount of money you must pay to enter a place, such as a museum, national park, or historic site. It is a common term used by travelers when planning sightseeing budgets.

Examples

• Is there an entrance fee for the museum, or is it free today?

  Is there an entrance fee for the museum, or is it free today?

• The national park entrance fee is twenty dollars per vehicle.

  The national park entrance fee is twenty dollars per vehicle.

• We should check the entrance fee online before we go.

  We should check the entrance fee online before we go.

• Children under five don't have to pay the entrance fee.

  Children under five don't have to pay the entrance fee.

• The entrance fee includes a guided tour of the castle.

  The entrance fee includes a guided tour of the castle.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ How much is the enter fee?

  ✓ How much is the entrance fee?

  'Enter' is a verb. You must use the noun form 'entrance' to describe the fee.

• ✗ We paid the entry ticket at the gate.

  ✓ We paid the entrance fee at the gate.

  You buy a 'ticket', but you pay a 'fee'. 'Entrance fee' refers to the cost of admission itself.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The ___________ for the art gallery is ten dollars.

  💡 The money you pay to go inside.

  Show answer

  entrance fee

• Does this ticket cover the ___________ to the castle?

  💡 The price of admission.

  Show answer

  entrance fee