单词 | without fee or reward |
释义 | > as lemmaswithout fee or reward b. An occasional gift, a gratuity, given in recognition of services rendered. Phrase, without fee or reward. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift in acknowledgement of favour fee1599 acknowledgement1628 thank-offering1888 bonsella1898 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > fee for services rendered > [noun] salaryc1440 gift1477 fee1599 1599 George a Greene sig. F3 Fetch me a stand of Ale..this is for a feee [sic] to welcome Robin Hood. a1777 S. Foote Devil upon Two Sticks (1778) ii. 42 It is a part of the world where a fee is never refused. 1832 W. Irving Alhambra II. 90 ‘God forbid’, said he, ‘that I should ask fee or reward for doing a common act of humanity’. 1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 10 The attendants..expect fees on their own private account. 1873 H. B. Tristram Land of Moab xv. 291 The not unacceptable fee of a kid-skin of fresh butter. < as lemmas |
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