maintenance fee
1Maintenance fee — A maintenance fee, beyond the self evident meaning of a charge for maintaining something can refer specifically to; a fee need to be paid during the term of a patent in order to maintain it into force, see maintenance fee (patent) a management… …
2Maintenance fee (patent) — Maintenance fees or renewal fees are fees that are paid to maintain a granted patent in force. Some patent laws require the payment of maintenance fees for pending patent applications. Not all patent laws require the payment of maintenance fees… …
3maintenance fee — / meɪntənəns fi:/ noun a fee charged for keeping an account or a contract going …
4maintenance fee — A yearly charge to maintain brokerage accounts, such as asset management accounts or IRAs. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
5maintenance — The upkeep or preservation of condition of property, including cost of ordinary repairs necessary and proper from time to time for that purpose. Bogan v. Postlewait, 265 N.E.2d 195, 197. See also maintain Sustenance; support; assistance; aid. The …
6maintenance — The upkeep or preservation of condition of property, including cost of ordinary repairs necessary and proper from time to time for that purpose. Bogan v. Postlewait, 265 N.E.2d 195, 197. See also maintain Sustenance; support; assistance; aid. The …
7Maintenance fees (EPA) — In United States environmental policy, maintenance fees are the annual fees paid by pesticide manufacturers and formulators to continue registration of pesticide active ingredients and products with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The …
8fee — n [Middle English, fief, from Old French fé fief, ultimately from a Germanic word akin to Old High German fehu cattle] 1: an inheritable freehold estate in real property; esp: fee simple compare leasehold; life estate at estate …
9fee — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ exorbitant, fat (informal), hefty, high, huge, large, substantial ▪ I expect you had to pay a fat fee to your divorce lawyers …
10maintenance — noun 1 keeping sth in good condition ADJECTIVE ▪ annual, daily, regular, routine ▪ periodic ▪ These fences are fairly rugged but they require periodic maintenance. ▪ …
