Synonyms of fees

fees 1 of 2

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costs
• prices
• rates
• damages
• figures
• charges
• price tags
• freights
• bills
• sales
• values
• tariffs
• valuations
• antes
• market values
• surcharges
• discounts
• list prices
• deposits
• overcharges
• deductions
• service charges
• unit prices
• reductions
• carrying charges
• price points
• invoices
• sticker prices
• asking prices
• fair market values
• tabs
• markdowns
• checks
• down payments
• accounts

fees

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hires
• recruits
• employs
• pays
• places
• signs (up or on)
• engages
• jobs
• retains
• assumes
• takes on
• lays on
• partners
• enlists
• contracts
• apprentices
• upgrades
• subcontracts
• promotes
• rehires
• advances
• reengages
• reemploys
• keeps (on)
• headhunts
• scouts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• cans
• dismisses
• axes
• fires
• sacks
• furloughs
• lays off
• locks out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fees

Noun

In June, a federal judge ordered Baldoni and his production company to pay Lively’s attorney fees related to his unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against her, but rejected her bid for additional damages. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

The proposal would create three new wage enforcement fees and would hike by 68% a minimum wage enforcement fee the city created last summer. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Liman ruled that Wayfarer Studios must pay Lively's attorneys' fees but denied Lively's request for punitive damages. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

But the change comes after Starlink recently increased fees for consumers on the Residential plans and added a new $10-per-month rental fee for new sign-ups to use the dish hardware. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

The details of a distribution deal including licensing fees, terms, rights, how and when who gets paid and in what order. — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

In other words, the vast bulk of the ad sales dollars and retransmission-consent fees have already been collected. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026

Tickets are $20 plus fees; proceeds support the Royal Theatre's building fund. — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 8 July 2026

To follow through on this commitment to affordability, the system implemented the Tuition Stability Plan in 2022, which locks in a student’s tuition and systemwide fees at their freshman-year rate for the duration of their undergraduate education. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

Verb

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