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
Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Mediation between the Pac-12 and Mountain West continues Nitty gritty: The conferences met for several days, and perhaps the entire week, but did not resolve the poaching penalty and exit fee lawsuits that have more than $100 million at stake.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
While their ability to sell is restricted in the short term, the project’s creators get a fee for every trade.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 23 May 2025
There is no registration fee, and each entrant can only submit one pet, according to Colossal rules.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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Noun
The company is seeking the value of the loans plus interest, as well as attorneys fees and other costs incurred in the suit.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Mediation between the Pac-12 and Mountain West continues Nitty gritty: The conferences met for several days, and perhaps the entire week, but did not resolve the poaching penalty and exit fee lawsuits that have more than $100 million at stake.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
While their ability to sell is restricted in the short term, the project’s creators get a fee for every trade.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 23 May 2025
There is no registration fee, and each entrant can only submit one pet, according to Colossal rules.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fee
Noun
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With Bayern aiming to reduce their wage bill, the Wirtz signing would have come at the cost of at least an extra €20million (£16.8m, $22.7m) per year, on top of a transfer fee somewhere between €100m and €150m.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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After Jackson County voters rejected a stadiums sales tax in April 2024 that would have guaranteed the teams remained in the county, Kansas lawmakers passed a supercharged bonding plan that authorizes public financing for up to 70% of the cost of new stadiums.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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That outlet said Hardin was hired as police chief for the roughly 1,600-peron town of Gateway near Arkansas’ border with Missouri in January 2016.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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In 2021, the guild hired a company for a multi-year project to touch up all 22 of the ride's animals.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Feeding your family is more expensive than ever with grocery prices expected to increase again in 2025.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
27 May 2025
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Making these changes permanent and building on them would offer a vital lifeline to affordable housing operators facing rising insurance prices and flat revenues.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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As of March 2025, Burberry employed approximately 8,700 people, nearly 500 fewer than the 9,200 employed in 2024.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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China has been employing its navy to further expand its military reach and presence, challenging America's naval dominance in the Pacific Ocean.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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One way, Park said, would be to have researchers recruit a large, representative sample of patients, measure their levels of exposure and follow them for years, perhaps until death.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Over 400 adults with a diabetic foot ulcer that appeared closed or healed to the eye were recruited to the study.—
Paul McClure
June 02,
New Atlas,
2 June 2025
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Advocates and unions have said wages needed to be raised by $2 an hour to meet recommendations that those workers be paid 150% of minimum wage.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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That work has given him enough money to pay for car insurance and other expenses, but not enough to move out from his parents’ home.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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“Fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fee. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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