FEE Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈfē

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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

FanDuel chose to deploy a 3% flat fee rather than a dynamic scale to keep the user experience simple, Sadow said. —

Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026 And just like there would be a fee to drop waste off at the dump, there’s a fee to leave materials at EcoSet – starting at $350 for a vanload, up to $2200 or more for a large scenic trailer’s-worth. —

Pat Saperstein, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026 All of the following pricing includes destination fees. —

ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 The park is open year-round with a $10 entry fee, with late spring through fall offering the best conditions for most visitors. —

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fee

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There are no performance incentive payments or cost-of-living increase for senior leadership in the current fiscal year, according to a budget overview, and no incentive payments for anyone in the coming fiscal year starting July 1.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Although Rolder’s short arm length could give him some trouble with block-shedding, several workable pieces on his profile likely speak to what Buffalo would go for in its new defense at a reduced cost.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026