credit vs fee

credit

verb
  • To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of. 

  • To believe; to put credence in. 

  • To acknowledge the contribution of. 

  • To add to an account. 

noun
  • Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust. 

  • A source of value, distinction or honour. 

  • A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment). 

  • A unit of currency used in a fictional universe or timeframe. 

  • The time given for payment for something sold on trust. 

  • Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie. 

  • Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts. 

  • An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered. 

  • A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid. 

  • A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system. 

  • Recognition for having taken a course (class). 

  • A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation. 

  • Recognition, respect and admiration. 

  • A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid. 

fee

verb
  • To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe. 

noun
  • A right to the use of a superior's land as a stipend for certain services to be performed, typically military service. 

  • An additional monetary payment charged for a service or good that is minor compared to the underlying cost. 

  • Synonym of fief: the land so held. 

  • An inheritable estate in land, whether absolute and without limitation to potential heirs (fee simple) or with limitations to particular kinds of heirs (fee tail). 

  • An inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of performance of certain services, typically military service. 

How often have the words credit and fee occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )