composition fee

== English == === Etymology === Originally from an obsolete sense of composition, “payment to settle an obligation”, from Medieval Latin compositiō (“payment made in amends or settlement”), see citations; compare legal sense of compound, “settle with a smaller payment than the claim”. Later reanalysed in some cases as meaning “aggregate”. === Noun === composition fee (plural composition fees) (chiefly law) A payment of amends or to acquire a certain privilege, (universities) a tuition fee. ==== Related terms ==== letter of composition