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
Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 10 June 2026
For example, research consistently shows that hospital outpatient departments charge more due to facility fees, even when the quality of care is the same.
—Anthem Blue Cross California, Daily News, 10 June 2026
In the end, Villa did not want to lose a player who held the potential to be a future asset for a training compensation fee.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Some of the seaweed is scooped up and sent to a park where it is allowed to decompose and become rich soil, saving the city $100,000 a year in dumping fees.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 10 June 2026
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Noun
The decline suggests a blow to small businesses that can’t afford the fee, but previously benefited from the visa program.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 10 June 2026
For example, research consistently shows that hospital outpatient departments charge more due to facility fees, even when the quality of care is the same.
—Anthem Blue Cross California, Daily News, 10 June 2026
In the end, Villa did not want to lose a player who held the potential to be a future asset for a training compensation fee.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Some of the seaweed is scooped up and sent to a park where it is allowed to decompose and become rich soil, saving the city $100,000 a year in dumping fees.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fee
Noun
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Bessent’s team will assess conditions in Gulf countries and request estimates of the cost of repairing damage inflicted by Iran since the start of the conflict.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Its agenda covers financing options for issuers and the strain that property insurance costs and commercial real estate vacancies place on public budgets, along with bond pricing and market data.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Onboarding Volume Industrial expansion in agro-processing and light manufacturing often means hiring in large batches, quickly and in locations where HR infrastructure is still developing.—
Alex Daruty,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Houston also wants the council to hold direct authority over the city administrator, who is hired by the mayor to run Oakland’s daily operations and oversee staff.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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In 2024, Kobe Bryant’s 2000 Lakers ring sold at auction for $927,000, the highest price ever paid for an NBA title ring, topping Bill Russell’s 1957 ring at $705,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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For comparison, the overall average price of real estate in Santa Clara over the last week was $2 million, or $1,102 per square foot.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Although subsequent work employed modern technology — from digital modeling software to industrial robots — an underlying rationale endured.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The two systems, however, employ different interception methods.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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Likewise, Tri-City has already begun using its powers as a public health care district to recruit additional obstetricians to the area.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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In August 1953, after sponsoring internal destabilization campaigns, the CIA and MI6 recruited a group of army officers to bring down Mossadegh.—
Andrew Arsan,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Bourzgui, whose father immigrated to America from Morocco, went on to pay tribute to Palestine and his own Arab heritage.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Already, attention must be paid, and italics must be used, because eyepatch Armand is, to use his favorite word, fascinating.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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“Fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fee. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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