🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

taxa de agência

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈta.kɐ dʒi aˈʒẽ.sjɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Agency fee/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si fiː/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A taxa de agência foi paga pelo locatário."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A commission or charge paid to an agent, brokerage, or intermediary for conducting business or providing professional services on behalf of a client.

    "The real estate company deducts an agency fee from the final sale proceeds."
  2. 2

    A fee paid by non-union employees to a labor union that represents them in collective bargaining, covering the cost of representation.

    "Employees who choose not to join the union are still required to pay a monthly agency fee."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'agency', originating from the Latin 'agentia' (derived from 'agentem', meaning 'doing' or 'acting'), with 'fee', derived from the Old English 'feoh' meaning 'cattle, property, or money'. Historically consolidated in legal and labor contexts during the 20th century to describe charges for representation services.

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