fee

American  

[fee] / fi /

noun

1. a charge or payment for professional services.

   a doctor's fee.

   Synonyms:

   honorarium, emolument, salary, stipend

2. a sum paid or charged for a privilege.

   an admission fee.

3. a charge allowed by law for the service of a public officer.

4. Law.

   1. an estate of inheritance in land, either absolute and without limitation to any particular class of heirs fee simple or limited to a particular class of heirs fee tail.

   2. an inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of the performing of certain services.

   3. a territory held in fee.

5. a gratuity; tip.

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verb (used with object)

feed, feeing

1. to give a fee to.

2. Chiefly Scot. to hire; employ.

fee British  

/ fiː /

noun

1. a payment asked by professional people or public servants for their services

   a doctor's fee

   school fees

2. a charge made for a privilege

   an entrance fee

3. property law

   1. an interest in land capable of being inherited See fee simple fee tail

   2. the land held in fee

4. (in feudal Europe) the land granted by a lord to his vassal

5. an obsolete word for a gratuity

6. 1. law (of land) in absolute ownership

   2. archaic in complete subjection

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verb

1. rare to give a fee to

2. to hire for a fee

Other Word Forms

• feeless adjective
• overfee noun
• superfee noun

Etymology

Origin of fee

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French fie, variant of fief fief. See feudal

Example Sentences

Then amid the ICE raids in the summer, the band donated merchandise profits to organizations such as the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, which covers legal fees for affected individuals.

From Los Angeles Times

To hide the price shock from big banks inevitably passing the costs on to their customers, the bill would phase in higher deposit-insurance fees and increased required reserves over the course of a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also repaid half his salary to cover “minor items such as postage/delivery fees” and other personal expenses the company incurred, it says in a securities filing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Edge rusher Damon Wilson II responded to Georgia suing him for a ‘liquidated damage fee’ of $390,000 after he transferred to Missouri by filing a countersuit.

From Los Angeles Times

A rate modification also involves lower fees than a refinance.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• account
• bill
• commission
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• salary
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