Grammar fix
school fees
tuition
The money that students or their families must pay to attend a school, usually for tuition and sometimes for extra activities or materials.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Many parents find it difficult to afford the school fees for their children each year.
In my country, school fees can be quite expensive, especially for private schools, so not every family can afford to send their children there.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: We pay a school fee every month.
Say: We pay the school fees every month.
Usually plural 'fees', with 'the'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'School fees' is plain; 'levies tuition charges' is formal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
school fees + verb
- pay the fees
- high fees
- afford the fees
- annual fees