noun phrase · neutral
parking fee
UK/ˈpɑːkɪŋ fiː/US/ˈpɑːrkɪŋ fiː/PAR·king FEE
Band 5-6speakingtask2
money you pay to park a vehicle in a lot or on the street
Examples
“The parking fee in the city centre is quite high.”
“Visitors must pay a parking fee at the museum.”
“Some offices include a monthly parking fee in the rent.”
Band 8 sentence
“To reduce congestion, the council introduced a higher parking fee in the most crowded areas of the city.”
Collocations
- pay the parking fee
- charge a parking fee
Word family
park verbparking (space/ticket) nounfee noun
Common mistakes
I paid parking.→I paid the parking fee / I paid for parking.
Say it for a higher band
5pay for parking→6parking charge→7+parking fee
Synonyms
parking charge
Easily confused
parking fine
“She forgot to pay the parking fee and received a parking fine.”
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