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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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
Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Last month, points and miles travelers could book round-trip economy tickets to Taipei from Seattle and other West Coast cities for 40,000 Delta SkyMiles plus taxes and fees.
—Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
The fee will be charged up to five times per year, per vessel.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Naturally, there is a premium to get Haney’s tutelage; his fee is $600 per hour for a lesson.
—Ed Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
That will apply if the fee is higher than an alternative calculation method that charges $120 for each container discharged, rising to $250 after three years.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Last month, points and miles travelers could book round-trip economy tickets to Taipei from Seattle and other West Coast cities for 40,000 Delta SkyMiles plus taxes and fees.
—Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
The fee will be charged up to five times per year, per vessel.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Naturally, there is a premium to get Haney’s tutelage; his fee is $600 per hour for a lesson.
—Ed Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fee
Noun
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But that price and the CPI cost of eggs overall, which was up 5.9% in March, may not accurately reflect the drop in wholesale prices that started in the middle of the month.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The cost for one week is $2,600 per person, and that includes lodging, food, transportation and the pickleball program.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Since hiring French manager Wilfried Nancy in 2023, the Crew have been consistently pleasing to the eye.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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When evaluating an investment, Elliott also hires specialty and general management consultants, expert cost analysts and industry specialists.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The price of gas is has dropped in Florida by double digits.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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The price of gold climbed to a record high of more than $3,400 per ounce on Monday, extending gains achieved in recent weeks as investors have sought out investments perceived as safe havens.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Individuals employed by the government in jobs which were not covered by Social Security previously could not collect Social Security upon retirement because of the offset of their public pension against Social Security to prevent a windfall.—
Wendy Hickey,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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If somehow successful, most domestic manufacturing would employ a lot of robots, not humans.—
Phillip Molnar,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Hailing from San Jose, California, she’s risen through the soccer ranks: She was recruited by Stanford University and four years later drafted number one in the 2022 NWSL Draft.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Coach Brandon Hopkins called her one of the best pitchers in the nation and expects her to be recruited by top division one programs.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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So McMahon and the Pullman community, who share her love for the church in Historical Pullman National Park, have banded together to pay the roughly $20,000 bill and reopen the church.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Werner heard that one of her scholarships—which had been administered by the center—was being eliminated, sending her into a panic about how to pay for school.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fee. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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