fee vs tax

fee

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

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

  • 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. 

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

tax

noun
  • Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services. 

  • A burdensome demand. 

  • A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject. 

verb
  • To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company). 

  • To impose and collect a tax on (something). 

  • To accuse. 

  • To make excessive demands on. 

  • To examine accounts in order to allow or disallow items. 

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