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Fee Pay Fiː Legal Fee Paying Year Cover Money

Word3 fee
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /fiː/ /fiː/
Example
  • employees are reimbursed for any legal fees incurred when they relocate.
  • fee-paying schools (= that you have to pay to go to)
  • the school fees are expected to rise again next year.
  • students take out loans to cover tuition fees.
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fee

(noun)/fiː/ /fiː/
  1. an amount of money that you pay for professional advice or services
    • SEE ALSO contingency fee
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/contingency-fee
    • Employees are reimbursed for any legal fees incurred when they relocate.
    • fee-paying schools (= that you have to pay to go to)
    • The school fees are expected to rise again next year.
    • Students take out loans to cover tuition fees.
    • Customers pay an annual fee for the service.
    • Does the bank charge a fee for setting up the account?
    • Users can block ads for a small monthly fee.

    Extra Examples

    • Additional security fees apply.
    • All fees are payable when the invoice is issued.
    • Freelance writers often set their own fees.
    • He agreed to waive his usual fee.
    • I expect you had to pay a fat fee to your divorce lawyers.
    • Many tax advisers now offer fixed fee interviews.
    • Send the form, together with the appropriate fee, to the Land Registry.
    • She negotiated a fee of $1 800 a week.
    • The company will earn a fee for every barrel of oil produced.
    • The company's consultancy fee income rose by 3% last year.
    • The fee includes the cost of testing the electric wiring.
    • Their fees are quite reasonable.
    • There is no additional fee for this insurance cover.
    • They charge higher fees to overseas students.
    • We will be taking active steps to collect the outstanding fees.
    • You'll need money to cover fees and expenses.
    • the administrative fees on the pension scheme
    • the professional fees of the lawyers and accountants involved
    • university top-up fees
    • The family spent over £20 000 on legal fees.
    • They send their children to a fee-paying school.
  2. an amount of money that you pay to join an organization, or to do something
    • a membership/subscription fee
    • There is no entrance fee to the gallery.
    • the TV licence fee
    • You have to pay a fee to enter the race.
    • The registration fee for the event is £35.

    Extra Examples

    • For a small fee, anyone can use these facilities.
    • The admission fee has gone up.
    • We had to pay a nominal fee to join the club.
    • We now charge a fee for museum entrance.
    • a £30 membership fee
    • a $1 200 initiation fee
    • Club members pay an annual membership fee of £775.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French feu, fief, from medieval Latin feodum, feudum, ultimately of Germanic origin. Compare with feud and fief.
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