'dues' is a correct and usable word in written English.
It is most commonly used as a plural noun to refer to a payment or fee, often tax, that a person or organization owes to a particular body or society. For example: "Every month, the members of the club must pay their dues to maintain their membership."
In 2008, the oil lobby paid Edelman $75m, more than a third of the $203m in revenues collected in membership dues from ExxonMobil, Chevron and other oil companies.
He said in the past four months Athens had managed to pay public sector salaries, pensions and its dues to the IMF by extracting 14% of national output, doing "remarkably well" for an economy that does not have access to money markets.
"The union has spent its members' dues money in the past two years attacking the McDonald's brand...in an unsuccessful attempt to unionize workers," the company said in a statement.
Related: Greek eurozone exit edges closer as markets brace for Athens default Economists have predicted that without the rescue funds, Greece is unlikely to make the salary and pensions payments and settle its dues with the IMF.
Like Mercury, Lambert paid his dues with opera training, theatre, singing in clubs and performing dance and rock, which has given him the dexterity to tackle a catalogue stretching from thumping grooves (Radio Gaga, Another One Bites the Dust) to blistering hard rock (Seven Seas of Rhye, Tie Your Mother Down).
Perhaps it's because of the varying scenery, the fact that monthly dues and expensive Spandex outfits aren't required, or even because of what she calls "the camaraderie of the trail".
We've already paid our dues, we've already put in a bid.
Despite in effect being the boss of the church-run guest house, the Vatican said the new pope felt it was important "to set a good example" by paying his dues.
After nearly a decade of legal wrangling, especially over the laid-off workers' dues, it was decided to redevelop the defunct land – an eye-popping 600 acres in prime south and central Bombay.
Students in Greek organizations aren't actually oppressed, or even inconvenienced, by the apparent perception that they only wear Ralph Lauren, or by misconceptions about what fraternity dues are for.
I was one of those slaves where you pay a fifth of your salary for taxes, some more for social security, another $5 a month for union dues, and the rest was not even enough to die on".
