"A fee is the price one pays as remuneration for rights or services. Fees usually allow for overhead, wages, costs, and markup. Traditionally, professionals in the ...
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United Kingdom (and previously the Republic of Ireland) receive a fee in contradistinction to a payment, salary, or wage, and often use guineas rather than pounds as units of account. Under the feudal system, a Knight´s fee was what was given to a knight for his service, usually the usage of land. A contingent fee is an attorney´s fee which is reduced or not charged at all if the court case is lost by the attorney.
A service fee, service charge, or surcharge is a fee added to a customer´s bill. The purpose of a service charge often depends on the nature of the product and corresponding service provided. Examples of why this fee is charged are: travel time expenses, truck rental fees, liability and workers´ compensation insurance fees, and planning fees. UPS and FedEx have recently begun surcharges for fuel." - (en.wikipedia.org 26.04.2021)
