FEES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of fee

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of fee, chiefly Scottish

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

Noun

Seniors who are at least 62 years old do not have to pay, and $10 late fees apply for owners who did not register their pets within 30 days. —

Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026 The mart was asked to complete pending corrections to avoid additional inspection fees. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026 Carroll was also ordered to pay $35,000 in fees, including $20,000 toward the costs of her probation and more than $14,000 to the deputy's family for his funeral expenses. —

Logan Smith, CBS News, 5 Apr. 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 $263,081. —

Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026 Iran’s attempts to deny passage or charge fees in the Hormuz strait — as much as $2 million per transit — challenge that system. —

Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026 Credit card companies raise annual fees while reducing benefits. —

Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026 Admission fees this year will be $15 per person at the gate. —

Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026 In analyzing the cases of murder exonerees who sued, the Tribune found cases typically spawned roughly 300 docket entries and cost taxpayers nearly $900,000 in legal defense fees as the city often took the cases to the verge of trial before agreeing to pay. —

Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026

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Devs can also cover users’ transaction fees thanks to gas sponsorship via Privy, simplifying onboarding and reducing friction for new users. —

Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026 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

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At a time when festivals like Sol Blume, Goldensky and Breakaway have been cancelled or postponed, citing costs or unforeseen circumstances, Channel 24 credits the Sacramento community as the key to their success.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Putting even a small piece of trash in the recycling stream or non-compostable items in the compost bin can require additional effort to re-sort at processing facilities, which increases costs and energy usage, or contaminates the entire process altogether, ultimately creating more trash.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026