noun, used as a suffix, noun
Most often used as a suffix after a service, facility, or item being paid for, meaning the fee or charge for it.
入場料は大人一人千円です。
The admission fee is 1,000 yen per adult.
この商品は送料が無料です。
Shipping is free for this item.
noun, used as a suffix, noun
Used mainly within compounds referring to materials, ingredients, or raw materials, such as 原料 and 材料, rather than as a common standalone noun.
この菓子の原料は米粉です。
The raw material for this sweet is rice flour.
カレーの材料をスーパーで買った。
I bought the ingredients for curry at the supermarket.