These are all words for an amount of money that is charged or paid for sth. 以上各词均指所收取或付出的费用。

• rate a fixed amount of money that is asked or paid for sth 指所索取或付出的价格、费用：◆a low hourly rate of pay 按小时支付的低报酬◆interest rates 利率
• charge an amount of money that is asked for goods or services 指商品或服务的要价、收费：◆an admission charge 入场费
• fee (rather formal) an amount of money that you have to pay for professional advice or services, to go to a school or college, or to join an organization 指专业服务费、咨询费、学费、会费：◆legal fees 诉讼费◆an annual membership fee 年度会费
• rent an amount of money that you regularly have to pay for use of a building or room 指房屋租金 NOTE In American English, rent can be used to mean rental. 在美式英语中，rent 可用以表示 rental（租金）：◆The weekly rent on the car was over $300. 这辆汽车每周的租金是 300 多美元。
• fine a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule 指罚金、罚款：◆a parking fine 违规停车罚款
• fare the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc. 指乘坐公共汽车、飞机、出租车等的费用
• toll an amount of money that you have to pay to use a particular road or bridge 指道路、桥梁的通行费
• rental an amount of money that you have to pay to use sth for a particular period of time 指租金

rent or rental? 用 rent 还是 rental？

• In British English rent is only money paid to use a building or room: for other items use rental. In American English rent can be used for both, but rental is still more common for other items. 在英式英语中，rent 只指房屋租金，其他物品的租金用 rental。在美式英语中，rent 可指以上两种租金；但指其他物品的租金时，较常用 rental。

Patterns

• (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental for sth
• (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/toll/rental on sth
• at a rate/charge/fee/rent/fare/rental of…
• for a charge/fee
• to pay (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental
• to charge (a) rate/fee/rent/fare/toll/rental