| agency shop |
an agreement, between an owner or manager and a union that requires employees who do not want to join the union to pay a fee. [1/2 definitions] |
| blood money |
a fee paid to a hired assassin. [1/3 definitions] |
| capitation |
a per capita tax or fee; poll tax. |
| certified mail |
a postal service that, for a fee, guarantees the delivery of first-class uninsured mail by requiring the addressee to sign for it. [1/2 definitions] |
| charge |
a requested price; fee or expense. [1/22 definitions] |
| excise1 |
a tax levied on those obtaining licenses to perform certain jobs, sports, or the like; licensing fee. [1/3 definitions] |
| factorage |
the fee or commission given to a person who acts as an agent for someone else. [1/2 definitions] |
| for hire |
available for service or use in return for a fee. |
| freehold |
legal tenure of an estate in fee or for life, or the estate so held. [1/2 definitions] |
| freight |
goods or cargo shipped by commercial transport, or the fee charged for such shipping. [1/6 definitions] |
| general admission |
a class of admission fee, usu. for open seating or seats not in the reserved sections, as in a theater. |
| gouge |
to defraud of money, as by charging an unreasonable price or fee for something. [1/7 definitions] |
| haulage |
the fee charged for transporting goods. |
| hire |
to engage the use of in return for a fee; rent. [1/5 definitions] |
| hire out |
to offer one's services for a fee. |
| honorarium |
a payment or other reward made to a professional person in recognition of services for which, by tradition, there is no set fee. |
| impost |
a tax or duty, such as a customs fee. [1/2 definitions] |
| insurance |
a guarantee of protection against certain misfortunes that is provided by a company in return for payment of a fee. [1/3 definitions] |
| lending library |
a library that lends out books for use elsewhere, sometimes charging a small fee; circulating library. |
| lighterage |
the fee charged for lighter service. [1/2 definitions] |
| livery |
the feeding, stabling, and care of horses for a fee. [1/4 definitions] |