初学英语的人，常用expense来表示一切"费用"。其实expense主要是"花费"、"开支"之意，如current expenses"日常开支"，selling expenses"销售费用"，travelling expenses"旅费"等等。在现实生活中，各种"费用"有各种不同的表达法:
一、admission (n.)指入场费。
如：admission by ticket only(凭票入场)
二、charge (n.)"原价、要价"。常用复数，主要用于一次性劳务所收取的费用，如服务费、行李超重费、旅馆费等等。
如：What are the charges in the hotel?
三、cost (n.)本义为"成本"、"原价"。常常用来表示对已取得的货物或劳务所支付的费用。
如：The cost of seeing a movie is seven dollars.
四、fare (n.)指旅客乘公共汽车、出租车、火车、轮船、飞机等所支付的费用。
如：All fares, please. (公共汽车售票员用语)请买票。
五、fee (n.)医生、律师或其它专门职业的佣金及会费、手续费、停车费等。
如：My lawyer's hourly fee is 130 dollars.
六、freight (n.)运费，指海运、空运、陆运的费用。
如：Who will pay the freight on this order?
七、postage (n.)指邮费。
如：How much postage do I need to send this package?
八、rent (n. )土地、建筑物、房舍、机器等定期的租费。
如：The student owed three months'rent for my house.
九、tip (n.)小费。
如：I gave my barber a fat tip.
十、toll (n.)道路、桥梁、港口、市场的捐税、通行费及电话费等。
如：This month I had to pay 200 yuan toll call.
十一、tuition (n.)学费。
如：John took out a loan to pay his tuition.
十二、fine (n.) 罚款，罚金
如：He was subjected to a heavy fine for driving without a license.
