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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a standby fee" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a fee is charged for reserving a service or resource that may not be immediately utilized.
Example: "The hotel charges a standby fee for guests who wish to hold a room without a confirmed reservation."
Alternatives: "reservation fee" or "holding fee".
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This is over and above any payment the grid makes for the electricity itself; it's simply a standby fee.
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Committed lines, guaranteeing availability of the loan and spelling out the terms, might cost a fund an annual standby fee of 0.1% of the maximum loan amount.
After all, the standby fee, 50 basis points, made them salivate.
The new standby fees were watered down or eliminated when passengers and consumer advocates railed against the airlines.
Whether it would have been prudent to pay standby fees to out-of-state crews is likely to be one question investigators will try to answer, said Elin S. Katz, the state's consumer counsel, whose home in West Hartford had no power for 10 days.
Next, he figures that utilities will happily pay these standby fees all day long.
The Los Angeles Fire Department could charge fees for removing standing or rushing water, charge people for being rescued, and charge standby fees for special events (again, the amounts weren't specified).
Fees incurred to have funds on standby: If you have funds available on a standby basis and your lender charges you a fee to keep them available, you cannot deduct them as interest payments.
On any given trip, a business traveler might reasonably need to pay an extra fee for a checked bag, an exit-row seat as well as a standby reservation for an alternate flight.
Always have glasses as a standby.
Do you have a standby cookbook?
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