fee

[ fee ]

noun

1. a charge or payment for professional services:

   a doctor's fee.

   Synonyms: honorarium, emolument, salary, stipend

2. a sum paid or charged for a privilege:

   an admission fee.

3. a charge allowed by law for the service of a public officer.
4. Law.
   1. an estate of inheritance in land, either absolute and without limitation to any particular class of heirs fee simple or limited to a particular class of heirs fee tail.
   2. an inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of the performing of certain services.
   3. a territory held in fee.
5. a gratuity; tip.

verb (used with object)

, feed, fee·ing.

1. to give a fee to.
2. Chiefly Scot. to hire; employ.

fee

/ fiː /

noun

1. a payment asked by professional people or public servants for their services

   school fees

   a doctor's fee

2. a charge made for a privilege

   an entrance fee

3. property law
   1. an interest in land capable of being inherited See fee simple fee tail
   2. the land held in fee
4. (in feudal Europe) the land granted by a lord to his vassal
5. an obsolete word for a gratuity
6. in fee
   1. law (of land) in absolute ownership
   2. in complete subjection

verb

1. rare.
   to give a fee to
2. to hire for a fee

Derived Forms

• ˈfeeless, adjective

Other Words From

• feeless adjective
• over·fee noun
• super·fee noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fee¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French fie, variant of fief fief. See feudal

Word History and Origins

Origin of fee¹

C14: from Old French fie , of Germanic origin; see fief

Example Sentences

Tickets for Glastonbury 2025 cost £373.50 plus a £5 booking fee, which is a £18.40 rise from the 2024 price of £355 plus a £5 booking fee.

From BBC

The reservation fee is $2 and is non-refundable.

From Los Angeles Times

The car entrance fee is $35 and is good for entry for seven days.

From Los Angeles Times

Teddy Darvill-Cutts is a UEA occupational therapy student who says he can see where his tuition fee goes.

From BBC

This year, Glastonbury tickets cost £375.50 each plus a £5 booking fee - but at the check-out you will only pay a deposit of £75, with the balance due in the first week of April.

From BBC

Related Words

• account
• bill
• commission
• compensation
• cost
• cut
• expense
• pay
• payment
• price
• reward
• salary
• share
• stipend
• wage