dues

/ djuːz /

plural noun

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

   trade-union dues

Example Sentences

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

Read more on Los Angeles Times

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

Read more on 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.”

Read more on 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.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

In short order, the Salomon Brothers trading floor gave birth to small markets in bonds funded by all sorts of strange stuff: credit card receivables, aircraft leases, auto loans, health club dues.

Read more on Literature