FEES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

fees 1 of 2

noun

plural of fee

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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fees

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fee, chiefly Scottish

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

Noun

The National Park Service is reportedly using about $67 million in funds from national park entrance fees to pay for the event, the New York Times reported last month citing court filings. —

Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 Buyers also need confidence that costs like mortgages, insurance and association fees won’t shift under their feet. —

Chuck Bonfiglio, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026 Daily gratuities, drink-package service charges, specialty dining fees and other automatic add-ons have become a flashpoint for travelers who say cruise vacations are being advertised one way, yet priced another. —

Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026 Earlier this week, CNBC reported that more than 100 current and former SpaceX employees with combined assets between $1 billion and $5 billion created a group to negotiate lower-than-standard fees with wealth management firms. —

Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 June 2026 And smaller tournaments will likely be queuing up to offer her hefty appearance fees to play at their events. —

Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 13 June 2026 Through June 22, get a Babbel lifetime subscription for $159 on StackSocial using code LEARN at checkout (MSRP $299) and keep learning languages without monthly fees. —

Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026 Those reductions are part of a deal agreed to last month that ended a lawsuit challenging the size of the fees and a possible ballot measure that could have eliminated the fees in fiscal years 2028 and 2029. —

David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 These can include account setup, annual administration and storage fees. —

Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 7 June 2026

Verb

Devs can also cover users’ transaction fees thanks to gas sponsorship via Privy, simplifying onboarding and reducing friction for new users. —

Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026 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

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Compared to these significant costs, the benefits from hosting large-scale data centers are limited, which is why 500 small businesses statewide joined the call for a moratorium.

— Liz Krueger, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026
The agreement also includes an option for the city to extend the contract for two additional one-year terms, with costs not to exceed $19,550 annually in 2027 and 2028.

— Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 20 June 2026