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FEE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: feed   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An interest in land capable of being inherited

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("fee" is a kind of...):

interest; stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fee"):

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("fee" is a kind of...):

fixed charge; fixed cost; fixed costs (a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fee"):

quayage; wharfage (a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay)

tuition; tuition fee (a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education))

truckage (a fee charged for transporting goods by truckage)

toll (a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance))

seigniorage (charged by a government for coining bullion)

consideration; retainer (a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone)

poundage (a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals)

pipage (a fee charged for the use of pipes)

origination fee (a fee charged to a borrower (especially for a mortgage loan) to cover the costs of initiating the loan)

moorage (a fee for mooring)

mintage (fee paid to a mint by the government for minting a coin)

lockage (a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway)

lighterage (the fee charged for carrying goods in lighters)

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))

legal fee (a fee paid for legal service)

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)

admission; admission charge; admission fee; admission price; entrance fee; entrance money; price of admission (the fee charged for admission)

drop-off charge (a fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented)

dockage; docking fee (a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock)

contingency fee (a fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney's services))

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))

cellarage (a charge for storing goods in a cellar)

anchorage (a fee for anchoring)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

Example:

fee the steward

Synonyms:

bung; fee; tip

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "fee" is one way to...):

gift; give; present (give as a present; make a gift of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something

Credits

 Context examples: 

A mechanism designed to quickly halt the movement of a feed table.

(Emergency Table Stop Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

Rapeseed oil was traditionally used as an industrial lubricant but newer varieties are used for animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel.

(Brassica napus Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

They come out to feed about every five to ten days.

(Bedbugs, Environmental Protection Agency)

It assures the safety of foods and cosmetics, and the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals, biological products, radiation emitting products, medical devices, and also, animal feed and drugs.

(Food and Drug Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

A nitrofuran antibiotic that is effective against bacterial infections in birds when added to feed or drinking water.

(Furaltadone, NCI Thesaurus)

Microspheres injected into blood vessels that feed a tumor may kill the tumor by blocking its blood supply.

(Microsphere, NCI Dictionary)

Lice attach tightly to hair, fur, and feathers of the host organism and feed on blood, skin, and sebaceous secretions.

(Lice, NCI Thesaurus)

They live on people's heads and feed on their blood.

(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Black holes in certain types of galaxies like NGC 3147 are malnourished because there is not enough gravitationally captured material to feed them regularly.

(Hubble Uncovers Black Hole Disk that Shouldn't Exist, NASA)

The study modelled the changes needed to feed 10 billion people while maintaining the global ecosystem.

(Model shows pathway to feeding the world, SciDev.Net)