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An amount of money that must be paid for using a particular service, using a facility, or for an official administrative action.
Für die Ausstellung des Reisepasses fällt eine Gebühr an.
A fee is charged for issuing the passport.
'Gebühr' (fee) is a common component of compound nouns that describe a specific type of cost. Examples include 'Parkgebühr' (parking fee), 'Anmeldegebühr' (registration fee), or 'Bearbeitungsgebühr' (processing fee).
Die Anmeldegebühr für den Kurs beträgt 50 Euro.
The registration fee for the course is 50 euros.
Certain verbs are used with 'Gebühr' (fee). An authority 'erhebt' (charges) or 'verlangt' (demands) a fee, while a person 'bezahlt' (pays) it or, in a formal context, 'entrichtet' (pays/remits) it.
Die Stadt erhebt eine Gebühr für die Müllabfuhr.
The city charges a fee for garbage collection.
To indicate the purpose of a fee, the preposition 'für' (for) with the accusative is almost always used. It answers the question: 'Wofür ist die Gebühr?' (What is the fee for?)
Die Gebühr für den neuen Personalausweis ist gestiegen.
The fee for the new ID card has increased.
to cost / taste
Both words relate to money paid for a particular service. „Kosten“ is the verb and states the total price, while „Gebühr“ refers to the amount of money payable for the service itself. Use „kosten“ in a sentence about the price and „Gebühr“ as the term for the payment.
Für die Anmeldung zum Kurs fällt eine Gebühr von 30 Euro an.
There is a 30-euro fee for registering for the course.
Die Anmeldung für den Kurs kostet 30 Euro.
Registering for the course costs 30 euros.
