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fee-splitting

American  
[fee-split-ing] / ˈfiˌsplɪt ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the practice of dividing a fee for professional services between two professional persons, as between a referring doctor and a specialist, without the knowledge of the client.


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Etymology

Origin of fee-splitting

First recorded in 1940–45


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Others say the fee-splitting among golfers is cumbersome.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

Led by Dr. Paul Hawley, the American College of Surgeons has been urging county medical societies to crack down on ghost surgery and fee-splitting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many U. S. practitioners are guilty of more flagrant abuses, such as fee-splitting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another Chicago pooler would collect his fee, make a few payments, then recommend that his client go into bankruptcy, steering him to a fee-splitting lawyer.

From Time Magazine Archive

As for the remaining 4,400 California doctors, they are "outlawed" on account of age, ignorance, ineptitude, cupidity, fee-splitting, dishonesty, or plain crankiness.

From Time Magazine Archive

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