fee
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Definition
Noun:
- A fixed sum charged for a privilege or professional service: A payment required for a specific right, service, or transaction.
- An interest in land capable of being inherited: (Law) A heritable ownership in real property.
Verb:
- To give a tip or gratuity for a service: To pay someone, especially in service, an extra amount beyond the agreed compensation.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- There is an admission fee to enter the museum.
- The lawyer's fee for the consultation was quite high.
- He held the land in fee simple. (Legal context)
Verb:
- Remember to fee the porter for carrying your luggage.
- She fed the tour guide handsomely for the excellent service.
Advanced Usage
"in fee": (Legal) Owning something, especially land, with the right to pass it to heirs.
- The estate was held in fee by the eldest son.
"fee simple": (Legal) The most complete ownership interest in land, allowing the owner to sell or bequeath it freely.
- They purchased the property in fee simple.
Variants and Related Words
Fee-paying (adj): Requiring payment of a fee.
- He attends a fee-paying school.
Feoffee (n, historical): A trustee invested with a freehold estate to hold for a purpose.
- Feoffment (n, historical): The transfer of a freehold estate.
Synonyms
- Noun: Charge, price, cost, rate, toll, dues, remuneration.
- Verb: Tip, remunerate, reward.
Related Phrases
- Fee tail: (Legal, historical) A heritable estate limited to a specific line of heirs.
- Fee schedule: A list of standard charges for services.
- The doctor's office posted its fee schedule.
Idioms
- Hold something in fee: To own something, particularly land, with inheritance rights.
- The family has held this estate in fee for generations.
Noun
- an interest in land capable of being inherited
- a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
Verb
- give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on
- Remember to tip the waiter
- fee the steward