Bill, Fine, Tip, Fee, Price, Rate, Fare, Toll - What is the difference?

Bill: it is the document, which shows the amount you should pay for a service. It includes utility bills (electricity bill, water bill, gas bill, phone bill), bills at restaurants, hotels, etc.
Tip: the additional amount you pay for a service when you are pleased with it. In most countries you are not obliged to give a tip, but it is usually expected by waiters, taxi drivers, tour guides, etc. It can also be used as a verb: Did you tip the waiter?
Fine: it is a sort of penalty, what you have to pay if you have violated some regulation, for example you have parked at the wrong spot. Sample collocations: a heavy/hefty/large/stiff/substantial fine; to face/get/pay/receive a fine.
Fee: The fee is the amount you pay a professional for the service they have provided, for example: legal fees, university/tuition fees, an entrance/registration fee, а lawyer's fee, membership fee, an annual fee.
Price: the amount you should pay for something. Unlike the fee, it can be used for products.
Rate: fixed price for a certain period of time: hourly/weekly/monthly rate,standard/fixed/variable rate.
Fare: similar to fee and price; applies when some kind of transportation is used, e.g.: train fare, bus fare, taxi fare, rail fare, air fare
Toll: a charge paid to use a bridge or a road.

Exercise:
1.Meanwhile, you should give the porter a big , this man has been very helpful.
2. The man has robbed a shop, if found guilty he faces six months in jail and a heavy .
3. He charges a flat of 25 EUR per hour.
4. The return for this section starts at £49.
5. Private school are expensive.
6. When you go to Italy remember that there are for the highway.
7. Sorry sir, but the speed limit is 110km per hour. You will be fined for speeding.
8. Look at this huge phone ! I am sure Jess talks to her boyfriend for hours when we are out.
9. I am going to see lions and giraffes with the children, today the admission to the zoo is cheap.
10. A: You look angry, what happened?' B: 'I have just been for parking in a prohibited area.'
11. The airline reduced air to stay competitive.
12. What is the standard for this kind of work?
13. I am not buyng that vacuum cleaner, look at the ! I am sure we can find something cheaper.
14. are now collected electronically on most motorways.
15. I am going to the reception desk to pay the

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