Meaning

An amount charged for a privilege..

Definitions by Sense

1. An amount charged for a privilege.
2. An amount charged for professional services.
3. An additional monetary payment charged for a service or good, especially one that is minor compared to the underlying cost.
4. (law) An inheritable estate in land, whether absolute and without limitation to potential heirs (fee simple) or with limitations to particular kinds of heirs (fee tail).
5. (law, historical) A right to the use of a superior's land as a stipend for certain services to be performed, typically military service.
6. (law, historical) Synonym of fief: the land so held.
7. (law, historical) An inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of performance of certain services, typically military service.
8. (figurative, obsolete) Synonym of possession.

Example Sentences

late fee

license fee

admission fee

activation fee

service fee

legal fees

consulting fees

Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.

Word Forms

• fees
• feeing
• feed

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When Should You Use Fee?

Use fee when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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