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
Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Some companies would likely hire American workers instead of paying the fee, Hira said.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
For Texas State, its Pac-12 invitation—accepted just before the school’s Sun Belt exit fees were due to double, from $5 million to $10 million—capped a rapid rise since joining the the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in 2012.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Delivery fees may be waived for members of services like Uber One and Target Circle 360.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Motor vehicle departments, which are state-run agencies, are largely funded through state budgets and supplemented by fees charged to drivers.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Some companies would likely hire American workers instead of paying the fee, Hira said.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
For Texas State, its Pac-12 invitation—accepted just before the school’s Sun Belt exit fees were due to double, from $5 million to $10 million—capped a rapid rise since joining the the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in 2012.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Delivery fees may be waived for members of services like Uber One and Target Circle 360.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fee
Noun
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That's how people buy aviation—safety and cost.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Twenty days after the trade, Kupchak stepped down from his position and transitioned into an advisory role, coinciding with the Hornets hiring former Nets executive Jeff Peterson as their new general manager.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Brody was also joined onscreen by his wife, Leighton Meester, who played an influencer and former friend of Joanne (Kristen Bell) who hired Noah for her baby-naming ceremony.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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This creates a vicious cycle where shame is a currency, and the only person who actually pays a price is the one who is mocked.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Chen’s Prince Group employs thousands of people and bills itself as one of the biggest conglomerates in Cambodia, with investments in luxury real estate, banking services, hotels, major construction developments, grocery stores and even luxury watches.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Set against a backdrop of ivory and sand tones, the elegant furnishings employ elevated silhouettes and textured fabrics, while the cobalt blue chef’s kitchen brings an unexpected vibrancy to the open-living layout.—
Gabriela Ulloa,
Architectural Digest,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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Even human intelligence will follow, as visual reconnaissance teams view what is happening in other settlements or try to recruit sources who live and work there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Surely America should pay Black people for its crimes, too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Groginsky told me that, no matter what, New Mexico expects to be able to pay for its child-care program through 2026.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fee. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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