fee splitting

noun

: payment by a specialist (such as a doctor or a lawyer) of a part of his or her fee to the person who made the referral

Examples of fee splitting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year, the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice reprimanded him for false advertising, unethical conduct and fee splitting. —Joe Carlson and Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

fee splitting

noun

fee split·​ting ˈfē-ˌsplit-iŋ 

: payment by a medical specialist (as a surgeon) of a part of the specialist's fee to the physician who made the referral

fee splitter

-ər 

noun