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fee Definition

fee (fē)

noun

    1. Historical heritable land held from a feudal lord in return for service; fief; feudal benefice
    2. Historical the right to hold such land
    3. Obsolete payment, service, or homage due a superior
  2. payment asked or given for professional services, admissions, licenses, tuition, etc.; charge
  3. Now Rare a present of money; tip; gratuity
  4. an inheritable estate in real property

Etymology: ME, estate, fief, payment < Anglo-Fr (< OFr feu, fief < Gmc, as in OHG feho, fihu, akin to OE feoh) < IE base *pek- > OE feoh, cattle, property

transitive verb feed, fee′·ing

Now Rare to give a fee, or tip, to

fee Idioms

hold in fee

to own; possess

fee Synonyms

fee

n.

charge, payment, remuneration, compensation; see expense 1, pay 2, price. See syn. study at wage.

fee Law Definition

n

A payment invoiced or made for the performance of services; an interest in or ownership of real estate See fee simple.
fee Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pay: Our income comes from fees paid by our 4,500 member banks.
  • charge: We will charge a fee to respond to such a request.
  • incur: Room hire cancelations received within 30 days prior to the event will incur full room hire fee.

Adjective modifier

  • top-up: Read: Full article Student Finance 4 Dec 2004 11:16 ' Bargain ' degrees despite top-up fees?
  • annual: LLCs are also subject to an annual fee based on their total income.
  • monthly: The set-up fee is £ 159, with a monthly fee of only £ 29.99.
  • nominal: There is even a telescope available for members to hire at a nominal fee.
  • fixed: The service is provided for a fixed fee agreed in advance.
  • reduced: Initially the Scheme was voluntary from August 2001 until June 2002 and a reduced application fee was payable during this period.

Modifies a noun

  • earner: Indeed, when installed, nobody - partners, fee earners or secretaries - wants to go back to the old system.
  • waiver: Am I eligible for a planning fees waiver for adapting my home?

Noun used with modifier

  • tuition: The annual 2005/2006 tuition fees will be advised in due course.
  • registration: The registration fee will be deducted from the total tuition fees for the course.
  • license: Of course the license fee is a form of poll tax.
  • membership: There is a bursary for SMEs to help with membership fees.
  • entrance: Entrance fees are not normally included in excursion prices.
  • entry: The entry fee for the season is £ 10.00.

Possessives

  • knight: The Honor of Castle Hedingham had 25 dependent knights ' fees.
  • solicitor: You cannot get any money for things like solicitors ' fees from us or the Appeals Service.

Preposition: in

  • installment: Depending on the individual organizer, it may be possible to pay the fee in installments.
fee Quotes

Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee, And was the safeguard of the West: the worth Of Venice did not fall below her birth, Venice, the eldest child of Liberty.

—Wordsworth,William

His soul moves in his fee.

—Jonson, Ben