Fee vs. Tariff

Feenoun

(feudal law) A right to the use of a superior's land, as a stipend for services to be performed; also, the land so held; a fief.

Feenoun

(legal) An inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of the performing of certain services.

Feenoun

(legal) 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).

Feenoun

(obsolete) Property; owndom; estate.

Feenoun

(obsolete) Money paid or bestowed; payment; emolument.

Feenoun

(obsolete) A prize or reward. Only used in the set phrase "A finder's fee" in Modern English.

Feenoun

A monetary payment charged for professional services.

Feeverb

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

Feenoun

property; possession; tenure.

Feenoun

Reward or compensation for services rendered or to be rendered; especially, payment for professional services, of optional amount, or fixed by custom or laws; charge; pay; perquisite; as, the fees of lawyers and physicians; the fees of office; clerk's fees; sheriff's fees; marriage fees, etc.

Feenoun

A right to the use of a superior's land, as a stipend for services to be performed; also, the land so held; a fief.

Feenoun

An estate of inheritance supposed to be held either mediately or immediately from the sovereign, and absolutely vested in the owner.

Feenoun

An estate of inheritance belonging to the owner, and transmissible to his heirs, absolutely and simply, without condition attached to the tenure.

Feeverb

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

Feenoun

a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

Feenoun

an interest in land capable of being inherited

Feeverb

give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation;

Fee

A fee is the price one pays as remuneration for rights or services. Fees usually allow for overhead, wages, costs, and markup.

Tariffnoun

A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.

Tariffnoun

A schedule of rates, fees or prices.

Tariffnoun

(British) A sentence determined according to a scale of standard penalties for certain categories of crime.

Tariffverb

(transitive) to levy a duty on (something)

Tariffnoun

A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the government of a country upon goods imported or exported; as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's compromise tariff. (U. S. 1833).

Tariffnoun

The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.

Tariffnoun

Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of fees, or of railroad fares.

Tariffverb

To make a list of duties on, as goods.

Tariffnoun

a government tax on imports or exports;

Tariffverb

charge a tariff;

Tariff

A tariff is a tax imposed by a government of a country or of a supranational union on imports or exports of goods. Besides being a source of revenue for the government, import duties can also be a form of regulation of foreign trade and policy that taxes foreign products to encourage or safeguard domestic industry.