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Meaning of "licence fee" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LICENCE FEE

licence fee  [ˈlaɪsəns fiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LICENCE FEE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Licence fee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LICENCE FEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

licence fee

Television licence

A television licence is an official record of payment required in many countries for the reception of television broadcasts, or the possession of a television set where some broadcasts are funded in full or in part by the licence fee paid. The licence is sometimes also required to own a radio or receive radio broadcasts. A TV licence is therefore a hypothecated tax for the purpose of funding public broadcasting, thus allowing public broadcasters to transmit television programmes without, or with only supplemental, funding from radio and television advertisements. However, in some cases the balance between public funding and advertisements is the opposite - the Polish TVP broadcaster receives more funds from advertisements than from its TV tax. Whilst TV licensing is rare in the Americas, half of the countries in Asia and Africa, and two-thirds of the countries in Europe use television licences to fund public television.

Definition of licence fee in the English dictionary

The definition of licence fee in the dictionary is an annual fee paid by television users in the UK.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LICENCE FEE


defi
deˈfiː
fee
fiː
fifi
ˈfiːfiː
fille
fiː
hyphae
ˈhaɪfiː
hyphy
ˈhaɪˌfiː
nymphae
ˈnɪmfiː
raphae
ˈreɪfiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LICENCE FEE

licence
licence number
licence plate
licencer
licensable
license
license plate
licensed
licensed aircraft engineer
licensee
licenser
licensing
licensing agreement
licensing hours
licensor
licensure
licente
licentiate
licentiateship
licentious

WORDS THAT END LIKE LICENCE FEE

agency fee
appearance fee
arrangement fee
booking fee
call-out fee
commission fee
commitment fee
connection fee
contingency fee
enrolment fee
entrance fee
entry fee
finder´s fee
in fee
joining fee
origination fee
registration fee
stud fee
television licence fee
transfer fee

Synonyms and antonyms of licence fee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «licence fee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LICENCE FEE

Find out the translation of licence fee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of licence fee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «licence fee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

牌照费
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tasa de licencia
570 millions of speakers

English

licence fee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाइसेंस शुल्क
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رسوم الترخيص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лицензионный сбор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

taxa de licença
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিবন্ধন খরচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

redevance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yuran lesen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lizenzgebühr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ライセンス料
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라이센스 비용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lisensi lisensi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lệ phí giấy phép
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உரிமம் கட்டணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परवाना शुल्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lisans ücreti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opłata licencyjna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ліцензійний збір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

taxa de licență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τέλος αδείας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lisensiegelde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

licensavgift
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lisensavgift
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LICENCE FEE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LICENCE FEE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about licence fee

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2 QUOTES WITH «LICENCE FEE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word licence fee.
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Gavyn Davies
I want the BBC to be a mass market public service broadcaster still funded by the licence fee... and the licence fee is more durable than many people in the commercial sector believe.
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Gavyn Davies
It was an interesting question as to whether the BBC had a future in the digital world, and what form of market failure could justify the licence fee system.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LICENCE FEE»

Discover the use of licence fee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to licence fee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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British Broadcasting Corporation Television Licence Fee ...
British Broadcasting Corporation Television Licence Fee Trust Statement for the year ending 31 March 2011
British Broadcasting Corporation, 2011
2
BBC licence fee settlement and annual report: fourth report ...
The Committee would be grateful for information on any research conducted since the 2008-09 Annual Report on the public's view about the appropriateness of the licence fee as a funding mechanism, its willingness to pay and value for ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee, 2011
3
British Television Policy: A Reader
The Conservative government established the Peacock Committee in 1985 to explore the possibility of replacing the licence fee with advertising revenues as the major source of financing (See 2.1). The government believed that such a reform ...
Bob Franklin, 2001
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Public Bbc,First Report of Session: House of Commons Papers ...
We recommend that top-slicing the licence fee to fund public service provision by any body other than the BBC should be rejected. 119. At the same time there should, in the new audiovisual ecology, be scope for the introduction of more niche ...
Gerald Kaufman, 2004
5
The Review of the BBC's Royal Charter: 1st Report of Session ...
Although only those people who own a television receiving device have to pay the licence fee it is important to remember that the fee funds all BBC public service activities including radio and on-line. 120. We believe that the licence fee  ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the BBC Charter Review, 2005
6
BBC annual report 2008-09: fifth report of session 2009-10, ...
Q4 Chairman: But do you accept that the setting of the licence fee and the use to which the licence fee is put is a matter for Parliament and not for the BBC? Sir Michael Lyons: Absolutely. The setting of the licence fee is a matter for Parliament, ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee, 2010
7
Further Issues for BBC Charter Review: 2nd Report of Session ...
We recommend that RPI should not be taken as a baseline for licence fee increases. We further recommend that, if the BBC is to launch new services, the Government should assess the BBC's funding needs on the basis of careful and robust ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the BBC Charter Review, 2006
8
Economic Instruments for Environmental Management: A ...
ing lower cost mills (ie mills which treat pollution at lower costs) to treat more pollution, while encouraging high cost mills to treat less pollution and pay the licence fee instead. In the long run, however, this licence fee scheme has proven  ...
Jennifer Rietbergen-McCracken, Hussein Abaza, 2014
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The governance and regulation of the BBC: 2nd report of ...
(i) Accountability to licence fee payers Throughout this inquiry many people with whom we have spoken have used the term 'licence fee payer' to describe those to whom the BBC Trust is accountable. Section 57 of the Charter states that: “a ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications, Stationery Office (Great Britain), 2011
10
The coexistence of two Ecolabels: – The Nordic Ecolabel and ...
5.2.1 The Swan Label's annual licence fee The annual licence fee for the Swan Label is based on the company's annual turnover of Swan labelled products. The fee varies from one product group to another – however, for most products the ...
‎2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LICENCE FEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term licence fee is used in the context of the following news items.
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TV Licence Fee: Educate Ghanaians before roll out - Graphic Online
When I posted “What do you think of the new TV licence fee?” for my followers on social media platform, Twitter, the first comment that was sent ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
2
Turnbull calls TV bosses for licence fee pow wow
Licence fee abolition is perhaps the one reform that all commercial free-to-air network owners can agree on. Their umbrella body, Free TV ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
Opinion: 'Time the TV licence fee was abolished for good' | Derby …
THE Derby Telegraph receives lots of letters each week on issues affecting Derby and Derbyshire, as well as further afield. This one looks at ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
The BBC's ridiculous threat: meddle with the licence fee and Strictly …
That open letter from an army of highly paid celebrities arguing that nothing should be done to “diminish” the BBC has turned out to be ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Mediatel: Newsline: 60% of Brits 'want BBC licence fee scrapped'
Just 21% said they would not want ads on the BBC as that is what paying the licence fee guarantees, while 16% said advertising would make ... «MediaTel Newsline, Jul 15»
6
Ditch the licence fee and force the BBC to compete for its audience
It is absurd for the BBC's supporters to assume that it can carry on like before, clinging on to its antiquated licence fee at a time of digital ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
TV licence: Yéntua: Some viewers declare • But industry players say …
Justifying why he was not interested in paying the licence fee, Ms Vivian Atizo, a businesswoman, said GTV stations did commercials and took ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
8
The BBC and the licence fee revolution
Sir, What a sweeping charge you make: that the BBC left to itself will undulge in “unchecked waste and unjustified expansion” (leader, July 17). «The Times, Jul 15»
9
Rate rise hint, and licence fee 'revolution'
A number of newspapers lead with the news that Bank of England chief Mark Carney has indicated that he will be seeking to end the UK's ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
10
Department seeks consultants for review of television licence fee
Some 79 per cent of licence fee revenues – or almost €127 from each €160 licence fee – is used by RTÉ for its activities. Improving the ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

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