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

News round-up FIFA plans to increase prize money and participation fees for the 48 competing nations at the World Cup. —

Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 Adoption fees are being waived for all dogs that have been in the shelter for 60 or more days. —

Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 Jada Pinkett Smith is seeking $49,000 in legal fees from her husband’s former best friend of 40 years after winning dismissal of his $3 million lawsuit. —

Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Analysts say some airline carriers have already tacked fuel surcharges onto longer routes, while others have raised baggage fees to offset rising expenses. —

Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 In the event of an emergency such as a tropical storm or hurricane in the Miami-Dade County area, parking fees can be waived. —

Jennifer Sangalang, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026 There were back taxes and registration fees that needed to be addressed. —

Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 But Farrell insists that the fees reflect care and determination. —

Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 As shipping costs rise, those businesses often pass them along through higher prices or delivery fees. —

Barbara Booth, CNBC, 19 Apr. 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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In one of the health plans, for example, an OCPS teacher who insured a spouse or domestic partner would see the bi-weekly, per-paycheck costs rise from about $300 this year to $675 next year.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Polls show more voters blame Trump and Republicans for both shutdowns and agree with the Democratic stance on the key issues at stake, like health care costs and the mass deportation campaign.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026