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activation fee

[/ˌæk.təˈveɪ.ʃən fiː/]
nounpl: activation fees
taxa de ativação
1. A charge imposed by a service provider for activating or initiating a service, account, or device
The mobile phone company charged an activation fee of $35 when I signed up for their service.
A operadora de telefonia cobrou uma taxa de ativação de R$ 180 quando me inscrevi no serviço deles.
2. A one-time fee required to start using a product or service that was previously unavailable or inactive
There is no activation fee for new credit card holders this month.
Não há taxa de ativação para novos titulares de cartão de crédito este mês.
Synonyms
setup feeinitiation feeconnection feeenrollment fee
Antonyms
refundcreditwaiver

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
taxa de ativação
Most common term used in telecommunications and banking sectors
Rio de Janeiro
taxa de ativação
Standard usage, sometimes informally called 'taxa de liberação'
São Paulo
taxa de ativação
Predominant term in business and commercial contexts
Portugal
taxa de ativação
Also used as 'comissão de ativação' in some banking contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

hidden fee
upfront cost
one-time charge
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