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stud fee

American  

noun

  1. the charge for the service of a male animal, as a horse, in breeding.


Example Sentences

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Flightline’s ownership syndicate, comprised of five groups, has yet to determine a stud fee.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2022

Express Train was sired by Union Rags, whose stud fee is $30,000, compared to Essential Quality, who was sired by Tapit, whose fee is $185,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2021

A stud fee is defined as a price paid by the owner of a female animal to the owner of a male animal for the right to breed.

From Fox News • Nov. 1, 2021

Boden recommends taking a stud fee and multiplying it by 300 to ascertain a horse’s overall market value.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2019

No one was foolish enough to pay a stud fee to breed a mare to him.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand