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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
Fake payment confirmations and requests for additional shipping fees are other warning signs. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 That fee applies to all packages regardless of the item’s financial value. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026 Before his sentencing, Lum paid full restitution to the museum and reimbursed $500,000 of its legal and investigative fees. — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Nov. 2026 Under the plan, the country's public radio and television would be financed from the state budget, not from an existing system of regular fees from individuals, households and businesses. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 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
  • Federal agents were still detaining undocumented immigrants across the state, and Latino residents — the state’s largest ethnic group at 41% — were suffering under the crushing cost of food, gas and housing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • To mitigate these borrowing costs, numerous companies have begun pursuing cross market financing.
    — , CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of cost
Verb
  • When the decision to hire Schottenheimer was made, anything that happened afterward immediately fell on the Joneses up top.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Being on a massive TV set is an intimidating enough position to find yourself in, let alone playing a character who would quickly become an antagonist to the powerful people who’ve hired her.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of hire
Noun
  • The midterm elections that came to a close Tuesday channeled voters' deep frustration with high prices, the war in Iran and concerns about government corruption.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Democrat touted his experience responding to the pandemic and negotiating lower drug prices, but critics, including some inside the administration, accused him of passivity and of mishandling an influx in child migrants.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of price
Verb
  • While many commissioners supported the idea, commission staff said the benchmark was too stringent to employ without understanding how the new sand placement will fare over the next few months or years.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Unlike woodpeckers, which mostly use their neck muscles to drill, Akis employ their entire body’s momentum, from feet to beak, to slam into the wood.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of employ
Verb
  • The move comes as the Justice Department investigates allegations that Democrats recruited the second Dan Sullivan to siphon votes from the Republican incumbent.
    — Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Laika was a 3-year-old stray husky-spitz mix from the streets of Moscow, and she was recruited by the Soviet space program for her small size and calm temperament.
    — Hanneke Weitering, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of recruit
Verb
  • The greater problem here is whether the Packers would be willing to pay the heavy price to acquire Taylor.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Among the other vessels that Italy is paying to keep is the Lady M, a sleek 210-foot superyacht owned by Alexei Mordashov, a Putin associate and majority shareholder in Severstal, Russia’s largest steel and mining company.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
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