A fee is the price one pays as remuneration for services,
especially the honorarium paid to a doctor, lawyer, consultant,
or other member of a learned profession. Fees usually allow for
overhead, wages, costs, and markup. Traditionally, professionals
in Great Britain received a fee in contradistinction to a
payment, salary, or wage, and would often use guineas rather
than pounds as units of account. 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.
Restaurants and banquet halls charging service charges in lieu
of tips must distribute them to their