greens fee

noun

: a fee paid for the privilege of playing on a golf course

called also green fee

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Guests also get exclusive discounts at the on-site PGA Riviera Maya for greens fees and golf lessons. Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026 These daily green fee courses have been operated by a nonprofit trust with a 50-year lease through the National Park Service. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026 The green fee was also supposed to apply to cruises and their passengers, too, which makes up a large part of the Hawaii tourism scene, but a federal judge recently blocked Hawaii from enforcing the levy on the floating behemoths, according to CBS. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2026 These are bucket list vacations, with greens fees in the hundreds of dollars on top of flights, on-property accommodations, and dinner reservations. Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for greens fee

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of greens fee was in 1909

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“Greens fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greens%20fee. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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