dues

British  

/ djuːz /

plural noun

1. (sometimes singular) charges, as for membership of a club or organization; fees

   trade-union dues

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Example Sentences

There’s a culture of paying dues in stand-up comedy.

From Los Angeles Times

Members say their annual dues of about $700 are still worth it.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I know I have to pay my dues,” she says, “but it’s difficult finding a job that uses my degree in the way I imagined.”

From The Wall Street Journal

That big-labor bosses favor Democratic candidates isn’t news, but some unionized workers might be interested—and startled—to learn how much of their dues money is going to politics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Peasants burned châteaux and records of the dues they owed local nobles.

From The Wall Street Journal