as in costs
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 hires
to provide with a paying job
the townspeople fee country lasses as housemaids, nurses, and cooks
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Recent Examples of fees
Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to $47,312.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Parking fees don’t just affect attendance numbers.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
As a comparison, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) covers 12+ hour delays, and the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card covers delays of six hours or more.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
All these efforts, and many more, are funded by lodge fees and donations from Bateleur guests.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
As an exhaustive New York Times Magazine investigation recently explained, Epstein built his fortune mainly by insinuating himself as a wealth manager for a few superrich old men and drawing hefty fees.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Be aware that ultra-low-cost carriers like Frontier charge low base fares with additional fees for seat assignments, carry-on and checked bags and other amenities.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
Cruise lines are increasingly charging extra fees for amenities at their private destinations.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to $47,312.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Parking fees don’t just affect attendance numbers.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
As a comparison, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees) covers 12+ hour delays, and the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card covers delays of six hours or more.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
All these efforts, and many more, are funded by lodge fees and donations from Bateleur guests.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
As an exhaustive New York Times Magazine investigation recently explained, Epstein built his fortune mainly by insinuating himself as a wealth manager for a few superrich old men and drawing hefty fees.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
Be aware that ultra-low-cost carriers like Frontier charge low base fares with additional fees for seat assignments, carry-on and checked bags and other amenities.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
The reforms reduced incentives for policyholders, contractors and attorneys to sue insurers with little risk of having to pay insurers’ attorneys fees whether or not the suits were successful.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fees
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Takaichi had earlier laid out a record $783 billion budget for the next fiscal year starting April 1, on top of a $135 billion stimulus package introduced last year to help households with rising living costs.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Falling launch costs, fueled largely by reusable rockets, have transformed access to low Earth orbit (LEO), turning it into a fast-evolving marketplace where companies compete and innovate at rapid speed.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Lee said some hires the city made last fall, before Gloria insisted in November on approving any new hires, will be hard to explain to the public when the city faces such large deficits.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The family hires a talented horse trainer, Tom Booker (Redford), to aid their recovery.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Feb. 2026
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In contrast to Luckin's typical offerings priced at roughly $1 or $2 for an Americano or latte, the flagship store has nudged prices slightly higher for a range of pour-over and cold brew coffee drinks.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retail prices have helped fuel demand.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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An adaptation of the Capcom video game series from director Kitao Sakurai, the film has Koji playing the franchise’s central martial artist, Ryu, who reunites with Ken (Centineo) when Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Angela Burr [Olivia Colman] finds him in the Swiss hotel and recognizes a similar moral fingerprint and recruits him to become a field agent for MI6.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The service, launched in 2018 by Steven Brill and Gordon Crovitz, employs a team of journalists to review the reliability of news sites and give them a score of 0-100, information that is used by consumers and clients including AI companies, search engines, news aggregators, brands and researchers.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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The company employs over 2,500 people, half of whom work at the Technogym Village, and the rest at subsidiaries in Europe, the United States, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and South America.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And that gets you mad, which pays my bills.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The bungalow is outfitted with a dishwasher and washer and dryer; Adams pays $2,340 in rent including utilities.—
Lina Abascal,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Fees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fees. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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