Maintenance fee
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A maintenance fee, beyond the self evident meaning of 'a charge for maintaining something' can refer specifically to;
- a fee need to be paid during the term of a patent in order to maintain it into force, see maintenance fee (patent)Maintenance fee (patent)Maintenance fees or renewal fees are fees that are paid to maintain a granted patent in force. Some patent laws require the payment of maintenance fees for pending patent applications. Not all patent laws require the payment of maintenance fees and different laws provide different regulations...
- a management fee, see Mutual Fund Fee and Expenses
- maintenance fee (EPA), the annual fees paid by pesticide manufacturers and formulators to continue registration of pesticide active ingredients and products with the Environmental Protection Agency.