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
Adam Rumanek, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Boyd Gaming Numerous casino hotels off the Strip under the Boyd Gaming brand — including Sam's Town, Orleans Hotel & Casino, Gold Coast Hotel & Casino and Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa — offer free parking for hotel guests or include it as part of the resort fee.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
That decree includes a revision to international maritime transport rules, in which China could potentially charge special fees on vessels when calling at Chinese ports or prohibit or restrict these vessels’ port access in China.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
In Nashville and Davidson County, a $55 fee is added to passenger vehicle registration fees each year.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Platforms like YouTube, Tubi, Pluto TV and Crackle offer viewers access to extensive content libraries without a subscription fee, instead showing a few advertisements before, during or after videos.
—Adam Rumanek, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Boyd Gaming Numerous casino hotels off the Strip under the Boyd Gaming brand — including Sam's Town, Orleans Hotel & Casino, Gold Coast Hotel & Casino and Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa — offer free parking for hotel guests or include it as part of the resort fee.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
That decree includes a revision to international maritime transport rules, in which China could potentially charge special fees on vessels when calling at Chinese ports or prohibit or restrict these vessels’ port access in China.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
In Nashville and Davidson County, a $55 fee is added to passenger vehicle registration fees each year.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fee
Noun
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People would be wise to consider the ever-increasing cost of homes in the area before selling their property due to immigration enforcement fears, Gonzalez said.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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This is the cost of having been tortured in public.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Two years later, he was hired by The Tennessean's sports department.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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These new pressures add to existing ones, such as building state-of-the-art facilities and hiring expensive coaches in hopes of landing recruits.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Supplies are limited, and at this price, codes won’t last long.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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She's paid a very high price already.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The health care sector accounted for 48% of that lackluster growth, expanding by about 232,000 jobs, even though the sector employs only about 11% of workers.—
Phillip Reese,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Its outcome could define how far immigration officers may go in workplaces across the country, shaping protections for millions of Americans employed in industries with large immigrant labor forces and testing whether the Fourth Amendment meaningfully constrains interior enforcement.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bishnoi used social media to grow his gang, uploading videos and photos of his group’s criminal acts to recruit young people, according to his chargesheet.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The bank actively recruits from a broad selection of schools worldwide and particularly values candidates with STEM backgrounds, given that Goldman employs over 10,000 engineers.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One suggested paying for outside services, such as privatized tutoring.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Most other federal workers, however, do not get paid, even if they are deemed essential and required to work.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fee. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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