fee

fee  (f)

n.

1. A fixed sum charged, as by an institution or by law, for a privilege: a license fee; tuition fees.

2. A charge for professional services: a surgeon's fee.

3. A tip; a gratuity.

4. Law An inherited or heritable estate in land.

5.

a. In feudal law, an estate in land granted by a lord to his vassal on condition of homage and service. Also called feud², fief.

b. The land so held.

tr.v. feed, fee·ing, fees

1. To give a tip to.

2. Scots To hire.

Idiom:

in fee Law

In absolute and legal possession.

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[Middle English fe, from Old English feoh, cattle, goods, money, and from Anglo-Norman fee, fief (from Old French fie, fief, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English feoh); see peku- in Indo-European roots.]

Word History: It is possible to see the idea of money taking hold of the human mind by studying a few words that express the notion of wealth or goods. The word fee now denotes money paid or received for a service rendered. Fee comes from Old English feoh, which has three meanings, all equally ancient: "cattle, livestock"; "goods, possessions, movable property"; "money." The Germanic form behind the Old English is *fehu, which derives by Grimm's Law from Indo-European *peku-, "cattle." *Fehu is therefore a cognate of Latin pecu, "cattle," also a direct descendant of Indo-European *peku-. Latin pecu has several derivatives that ultimately were borrowed into English. One was pecnia, "money," the source of our word pecuniary. Another was pecliris, "pertaining to one's peclium or property," the source of our word peculiar. Finally, our word peculator comes from yet a third derivative, pecltor, "embezzler of public money, peculator."

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fee

Noun

1. a charge paid to be allowed to do something: many people resent the licence fee

2. a payment asked by professional people for their services

3. Property law an interest in land that can be inherited. The interest can be with unrestricted rights ([fee simple]) or restricted ([fee tail]) [Old French fie]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fee - a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs - a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) anchorage - a fee for anchoring cellarage - a charge for storing goods in a cellar commission - a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary); "he works on commission" contingency fee - a fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney's services) dockage, docking fee - a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock drop-off charge - a fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented admission charge, admission fee, admission price, entrance fee, entrance money, price of admission, admission - the fee charged for admission finder's fee - a fee that is paid to someone who finds a source of financial backing or to someone who brings people together for business purposes; "the agency got a finder's fee when their candidate was hired as the new CEO" legal fee - a fee paid for legal service license fee, license tax, licensing fee - a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine) lighterage - the fee charged for carrying goods in lighters lockage - a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway mintage - fee paid to a mint by the government for minting a coin moorage - a fee for mooring origination fee - a fee charged to a borrower (especially for a mortgage loan) to cover the costs of initiating the loan pipage - a fee charged for the use of pipes poundage - a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals retainer, consideration - a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone seigniorage - charged by a government for coining bullion toll - a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance) truckage - a fee charged for transporting goods by truckage tuition, tuition fee - a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); "tuition and room and board were more than $25,000" quayage, wharfage - a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay
	2.	fee - an interest in land capable of being inherited stake, interest - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" fee simple - a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away fee tail - a fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away
Verb	1.	fee - give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" bung, tip gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"

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fee

noun charge, pay, price, cost, bill, account, payment, wage, reward, hire, salary, compensation, toll, remuneration, recompense, emolument, honorarium, meed (archaic)

Translations

fee [fiː] n (professional) → honorarios mpl;

(for examination) → derechos mpl [of school] → matrícula (= membership fee); cuota (= entrance fee); entrada;

for a small fee → por poco dinero

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fee [fiː] n → rémunération f [of doctor, lawyer]; honoraires mpl [of school, college etc]; frais mpl de scolarité;

(for examination) → droits mpl;

entrance/membership fee → droit d'entrée/d'inscription;

for a small fee → pour une somme modique

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fee [fiː] n → Gebühr f;

(of doctor, lawyer) → Honorar nt;

school fees → Schulgeld nt;

entrance fee → Eintrittsgebühr f;

membership fee → Mitgliedsbeitrag m;

for a small fee → gegen eine geringe Gebühr

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fee [fiː] n → pagamento; [of doctor, lawyer] → onorario;

(for examination) → tassa d'esame;

school fees → tasse fpl scolastiche;

entrance fee, membership fee → quota d'iscrizione;

for a small fee → per una somma modesta

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fee

n fee [fiː]

the price paid for work done by a doctor, lawyer etc or for some special service or right the lawyer's fee; an entrance fee; university fees. vergoeding, honorarium, loon رَسْم، أتْعاب، أجْر хонорар honorář; vstupné; poplatek honorar; salær; afgift; -afgift die Gebühr αμοιβή (για παροχή υπηρεσιών), εγγραφή, δίδακτρα κτλ. honorarios; matrícula maks, tasu حق الزحمه؛ ورودیه palkkio, maksu honoraires, droit, frais (de scolarité) שְׂכַר טִרחָה शुल्क फीस pristojba, honorar díj, honorárium biaya þóknun, gjald onorario; tassa 料金 의사나 변호사가 한 일에 대한 비용, 특정 서비스 이용 요금, 법적 권리를 갖거나 이용하는 비용 honoraras, mokestis iestāšanās nauda bayaran honorarium, inschrijfgeld honorar, salær; gebyr, skolepenger honorarium pagamento onorariu; taxă (de şcolarizare) гонорар; плата honorár; vstupné; poplatok honorar; cena; vpisnina honorar arvode, avgift ค่าธรรมเนียม ücret 費(用) гонорар; винагорода ماہرانہ مشورے یا خدمات کے بدلے ادا کی جانے والی رقم tiền thù lao 费（用）