Meaning

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

More definitions
  • give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

Examples

164 sentences
  1. How much is the entrance fee?

    Скільки коштує вхід? — deniko

    ruСколько стоит вход? — odexed

    deWie viel kostet eine Eintrittskarte? — Manfredo

  2. Each member has to pay a membership fee.

    Кожний член має платити членський внесок. — aandrusiak

    ruКаждый участник должен внести членский взнос. — paul_lingvo

  3. There's no entrance fee.

    Вхід безкоштовний. — deniko

  4. There is no admission fee for children under five.

    Вхід дітям до п'яти років безкоштовний. — Wordowl

    ruВход детям до пяти лет бесплатно. — vilnat

    deKinder unter fünf Jahren müssen keinen Eintritt zahlen. — stupiddog

  5. There's no membership fee for joining.

    ruВступительного взноса нет. — stifler86

Origin

From Middle English fee, fe, feh, feoh, from Old English feoh (“cattle, property, wealth,

From Middle English fee, fe, feh, feoh, from Old English feoh (“cattle, property, wealth, money, payment, tribute, fee”) with contamination from Old French fieu, fief (from Medieval Latin fevum, a variant of feudum (see feud), from Frankish *fehu (“cattle, livestock”); whence fief), both from Proto-Germanic *fehu (“cattle, sheep, livestock, owndom”), from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“livestock”).

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Forms

fees, feeing, feed, feed
Base formfee · to fee
3rd person singularfees
Present participlefeeing
Past simplefeed
Past participlefeed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfee
he, she, itfees

Past simpleLesson

all personsfeed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave feed
he, she, ithas feed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fee

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on:tipbung

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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