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- fee [fiː]
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1.
n
a payment asked by professional people or public servants for their services
- a doctor's fee
- school fees
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2.
n
a charge made for a privilege
- an entrance fee
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3.
n
[property law]
an interest in land capable of being inherited - See fee simple fee tail
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4.
n
the land held in fee
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5.
n
(in feudal Europe) the land granted by a lord to his vassal
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6.
n
an obsolete word for a gratuity
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7.
vb
[rare]
to give a fee to
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8.
vb
[chiefly Scot]
to hire for a fee
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9.
vb
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French fie, of Germanic origin; see
fief
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1.
n
a payment asked by professional people or public servants for their services
Examples
- a nominal fee
- 极少的酬金 → nominal
- the fee for his service
- 他的服务费用 → service
- in fee simple
- 有绝对继承权 → simple
- Are you sure that the fee for airmail documents and parcels is $15?
- 你确定航空邮寄这些文件和包裹的费用是15美元吗？ → airmail
- You will be permitted to use all the facilities after fee payment.
- 付费后便可使用所有设施。
- We charge a flat fee for our services.
- 我们收取定额服务费。 → flat
- If you want to check additional baggage, you'll have to pay an excess baggage fee.
- 如果你要寄存其他行李，就要支付额外的费用。 → check
- If your bank returns your check without paying it, you may be charged a "no sufficient funds" fee.
- 如果银行返还给你没有兑现的支票，你可能就要支付“存款不足”的费用。 → check
- entrance fee
- 门票费 → fee
- membership fee
- 会员费 → fee
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