licence fee
noun[C]
UKukus(USlicense fee);(alsolicensing fee)LAW,COMMERCE
anamountofmoneythat youpayacompanyororganizationto give youpermissionto use, do, or have something:
Apharmaceuticalcompanypaidalicencefeeof $1m for thedrug.
COMMUNICATIONS
in the UK,moneythatpeoplepayeachyearto beableto use BBCtelevisionandradio, that is used topayfor the BBCratherthan usingadvertising:
The corporation'sfundingfrom thelicencefeewill come undergovernmentscrutiny.