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the small print's favorite weapon, charging you politely for the privilege of being charged
means A fixed sum of money charged for a service, privilege, or membership.
from From Old English 'feoh' meaning cattle, money, or property — back when wealth walked on four legs and a man's worth was counted in livestock. It flows into the medieval feudal world via Old French 'fie' (related to the Latin-Germanic root behind 'fief'), where a 'fee' was land held in exchange for service to a lord. The sense narrowed over centuries from 'estate you held' to 'payment you owe,' a cousin to 'feudal' itself.
- origin
- From feudal feoh, meaning cattle and money
- hidden costs
- Junk fees cost Americans tens of billions yearly
- bank trick
- Overdraft fees once dwarfed the actual overdrafts
- legal cousin
- Lawyers bill in fractions of an hour
- the verb
- To fee meant to bribe or hire
for instance
spotify monthly subscription — users pay $11.99/month in the us for music streaming access