as in costs
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 hires
to provide with a paying job
the townspeople fee country lasses as housemaids, nurses, and cooks
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Recent Examples of fees
Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
Before accounting for any of the other costs involved in running a club of Barca’s stature, 81 cents in every euro were gobbled up by football staff costs or the fees paid to bring players to the Camp Nou.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Those sanctions can range from the judge terminating the case, or requiring the party found in violation to pay the other side’s attorneys’ fees and costs related to the violation—which is the case here.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
While the case is officially closed, Lively's motion seeking attorney's fees has been granted.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Equipment rental fees and contract requirements vary by region, and multigig pricing can be significantly higher than fiber competitors.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Admission is $25 for adults and $20 for children and students, excluding extra fees.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 3 Nov. 2025
For those times, a luggage scale is essential to avoid excessive weight baggage fees.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Mykola has spent thousands of dollars on qualifying exams, including textbooks, credential verification and application fees.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
If Fletcher agrees to the terms, the agency would suspend $38,000 in fees and investigation costs.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
Before accounting for any of the other costs involved in running a club of Barca’s stature, 81 cents in every euro were gobbled up by football staff costs or the fees paid to bring players to the Camp Nou.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Those sanctions can range from the judge terminating the case, or requiring the party found in violation to pay the other side’s attorneys’ fees and costs related to the violation—which is the case here.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
While the case is officially closed, Lively's motion seeking attorney's fees has been granted.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Equipment rental fees and contract requirements vary by region, and multigig pricing can be significantly higher than fiber competitors.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Admission is $25 for adults and $20 for children and students, excluding extra fees.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 3 Nov. 2025
For those times, a luggage scale is essential to avoid excessive weight baggage fees.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Mykola has spent thousands of dollars on qualifying exams, including textbooks, credential verification and application fees.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
The reforms reduced incentives for policyholders, contractors and attorneys to sue insurers with little risk of having to pay insurers’ attorneys fees whether or not the suits were successful.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fees
Noun
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Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
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But for now, the best view from Turn 1 costs only the extra price of showing up early and braving the midday Texas sun.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At this stage of the M&A sequence, a company hires financial advisors and, generally, prepares financial information to share with potential bidders.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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As the rest of the world hires up for an AI future, the company once known as Facebook reportedly hopes to cut about 600 jobs in its artificial intelligence unit.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are alternative sources for jobs data, such as ADP’s private-sector payrolls and proxies produced by the Chicago Fed, which Goolsbee oversees, but few good ways to track consumer prices.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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And while Starbucks’ store format is expensive to upkeep, customers have become less willing to pay higher prices for its drinks since the COVID pandemic and ongoing economic downturn.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Legendary spymaster Al Pacino finds brilliant tech-head Colin Farrell and recruits him into the CIA, hinting strongly that the young man’s late father was also working for the organization.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Herodotus recruits evidence from passages in the Iliad and the Odyssey to show that Homer himself knew at least fragments of this tale yet opted to tell another, better yarn.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sheridan’s deal employs him on the film side until March 2026 and in the television space through 2028.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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His social enterprise, Southside Blooms, transforms vacant lots into eco-friendly flower farms and employs 25 local young people to grow, arrange, and sell flowers at the group’s nonprofit flower shop.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Prince Andrew ⬆ Stripped of titles, evicted from his mansion, becomes Andrew Mountbatten Windsor—yet King Charles pays his rent at Sandringham for life.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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When a customer pays cash and doesn't have exact change, the purchase total is rounded down by as much as two cents or up by as much two cents.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Fees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fees. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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