fee-for-service

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fee-for-ser·vice (f

r-sûr

adj.

Charging a fee for each service performed.

fee-for-service

Etymology: AS, feoh, property; L, servitum, slavery

1 a charge made for a professional activity, such as a physical examination, the fitting of a contraceptive diaphragm, or the monitoring of a person's blood pressure.

2 a system for the payment of professional services in which the practitioner is paid for the particular service rendered, rather than receiving a salary for providing professional services as needed during scheduled hours of work or time on call.

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