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noun

ˈfē How to pronounce fee (audio)
Definition of feenext
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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verb

chiefly Scottish
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
Noun
The merger could help lower processing fees, spurring more merchants and consumers to use online payment services. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 The festival will now have gated entry and an entry fee of $10 per person. — Nathan Pilling july 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 The Kauffman Foundation's landmark study found the average VC fund fails to return investor capital after fees. — Sajal Singh, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The new suit filed by Foreman is seeking at least $150,000 in damages, which includes at least $25,000 for attorney’s fees and costs. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fee
  1. cost
  2. hire
  3. price
  4. employ
  5. recruit
  6. pay
Noun
  • His campaign has proposed property tax freeze for seniors, no-cost diagnostic mammograms and less regulation on businesses.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • High tariffs have also driven up the cost of some goods, though not by as much as many feared.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of cost
Verb
  • Larger projects get steady funding through multiple years, so that researchers can hire staff, design and purchase equipment, and make commitments to other involved institutions or people, such as patients undergoing treatments.
    — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Feyen remembers when Larimer County hired its first emergency manager — that person worked alone and out of a cubicle in the sheriff’s office.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 27 July 2026
Definition of hire
Noun
  • ExxonMobil and Chevron, the two biggest US oil companies, reported gangbusters profits on Friday driven by the spike in global oil prices unleashed by the US-Iran war.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • The demand for memory chips in the data centers being built to power AI is causing a shortage and sending prices skyrocketing.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of price
Verb
  • The database is typically employed by police officers conducting criminal investigations and includes sensitive information like people’s Social Security numbers, medical-disability records, addresses, signatures and emergency contacts.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Job cuts loom Volkswagen employs about 650,000 people globally and had already announced plans to cut 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of employ
Verb
  • City’s deep pockets and determination to recruit Anderson helped Forest extract a record fee for a British player — which in turn was used as a benchmark for Rogers’ sale by Villa to another of the few clubs with enough money to close a deal.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The Barbarian and Archer Queen have joined forces and are recruiting you to help take the village — and his facial hair — back.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026
Definition of recruit
Verb
  • There are also annual membership options, as adults can pay $300 for the year, seniors pay $200 and youngsters pay $75.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • The Premier League, having asked for proof of the justification in paying that fee for Maatsen, approved the deal.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
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