fee

fee

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/fiː/]

Senses

1. fee (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An amount charged in return for permission to do something

Example: television license fee

2. fee (noun) — sense 2

Definition: An amount charged in return for permission to do something:: An amount charged ancillary to the (occasionally null) base cost of a product or service; an additional charge, nominally for some additional privilege, ability or permission.

Example: booking fee, late fee

3. fee (noun) — sense 3

Definition: An amount charged in return for permission to do something:: An amount charged for something: the base cost of purchasing some thing, service, etc.

Example: admission fee, membership fee, drivers' license fee

4. fee (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe.

Example: In vain for Hellebore the patient cries / And fees the doctor; but too late is wise

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • peḱ (pluck, Proto-Indo-European)

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