Fee

  • 121fee simple — UK US noun [U] (also fee absolute) PROPERTY, LAW ► the right to own a building or piece of land without time limit: »The vendor was granted the fee simple of the property. → Compare LEASEHOLD(Cf. ↑leasehold) → …

    Financial and business terms

  • 122fee-for-service — UK US adjective [before noun] US ► a fee for service payment is one in which a person pays a particular amount of money for medical treatment according to the type of treatment they receive: »Some people pay their doctors using traditional fee… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 123fee patent — see fee 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 124fee simple absolute — see fee simple Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 125fee simple determinable — see fee simple Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 126fee simple on condition subsequent — see fee simple Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 127fee-paying — fee .paying adj BrE 1.) fee paying school a school which you have to pay to go to 2.) fee paying student/patient a student or ↑patient who pays for their education or medical treatment …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 128fee-splitting — fee′ split ting n. the practice of dividing a fee for professional services between two professional persons, as between a referring doctor and a specialist • Etymology: 1940–45 fee′ split ter, n …

    From formal English to slang