as in cost
the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something
my dentist's fees seem to increase with every visit
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as in to hire
to provide with a paying job
the townspeople fee country lasses as housemaids, nurses, and cooks
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Recent Examples of fee
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Just like mowing violations, unpaid charges are added to your property tax bill as a delinquent tax, along with a $25 administrative fee.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Customers can also choose to list the item for sale on Courtyard’s marketplace, which doesn’t charge any fees to sellers.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
When journalists withdraw their funds from the few remaining cash points to purchase whatever food is left, they’re also met with exorbitant withdrawal fees.
—Juwayriah Wright, Time, 24 July 2025
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Noun
The family is raising money on GoFundMe to pay for legal fees.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Just like mowing violations, unpaid charges are added to your property tax bill as a delinquent tax, along with a $25 administrative fee.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Customers can also choose to list the item for sale on Courtyard’s marketplace, which doesn’t charge any fees to sellers.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
When journalists withdraw their funds from the few remaining cash points to purchase whatever food is left, they’re also met with exorbitant withdrawal fees.
—Juwayriah Wright, Time, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fee
Noun
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The other pushback is: Why should countries like Germany with low funding costs do this?—
New York Times,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Each situation is unique, but common motivations include: Seeking a faster or more reliable connection Looking for lower monthly costs or promotional deals Wanting better customer service Needing service at a new address due to a move Switching providers can help improve your home Wi-Fi experience.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Laptop farm When her clients got hired, Chapman would receive their corporate laptops in the mail.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Venables hired Washington State offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle to keep the connection with Mateer intact.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Faced with rising prices on everything from rent to groceries, many Michiganders are scaling back on summer travel.—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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Yet this overlooks at least three areas where Apple will undercut that price.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
Verb
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The outlets reported that Robinson was employed as a security guard.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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University policy allows the Office of Institutional Equity to close investigations when a subject is no longer employed there.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Travers impresses New signing Mark Travers has been recruited with a simple brief: to compete with long-term No 1 Pickford.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
21 July 2025
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The Amateur Athletic Union, or AAU for short, originally aimed to help youth in getting recruited to colleges or receiving scholarships.—
Sami Khan,
Mercury News,
20 July 2025
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The work is being paid for by a nonprofit that also funded work at the Washington Monument.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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But the borrower must still pay the mortgage every month.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
20 July 2025
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“Fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fee. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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