pay charged for the privilege

pay charged for the privilege
pay/be/charged for the privilege phrase
to have to pay for something, usually when this does not seem fair

They expect us to live in a smaller house and pay more money for the privilege.

Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym
Main entry: privilege

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