FEE Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

fee 1 of 2

noun

ˈfē

Definition of fee

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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fee

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verb

chiefly Scottish

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

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The availability of my driver’s license to anyone willing to cough up a fee isn’t exactly a comforting thought. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 For a line of credit, also understand how the lender handles renewals, draw fees and unused availability. — Joseph Lustberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Nike co-founder Phil Knight, who owns a jet with a custom N1KE tail number, received a notice for about $89,000 in taxes and fees that were supposed to be paid in 2022. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Bonhams is raising its buyer’s premium, the extra fee charged to the winning bidder at auction, reports Collector’s Hype. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fee

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Noun

Theoretically, Newcastle had decent capacity to bring in a forward from both a Premier League squad cost ratio (SCR) and a UEFA financial rules perspective.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Behrouz Mehri | Afp | Getty Images France's deteriorating public finances and political deadlock are becoming a growing concern for bond investors, with borrowing costs near financial-crisis-era highs as another difficult budget battle looms.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of cost

Verb

Dismissing the general manager who hired Espada doesn’t bode well, but Crane made a clear distinction between the two men during the aftermath.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Scott hired Luca Khouri, a Jamaican artist, to photograph the campaign at the end of March, which was styled by Marika-Ella Ames.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of hire

Noun

Larger coupon payments now provide a cushion against further price declines, unlike the low-yield environment earlier this decade.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Shoemaker DeMio says that cost burden comes as many families are already grappling with high living costs and steep gas prices.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of price

Verb

This metric measures the proportion of the working-age population that is either employed or actively seeking employment.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The same restraint applies to professors, who will not be permitted to employ AI to write syllabuses or course materials.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of employ

Verb

Serving as the territory’s secretary of education between 2013 and 2017, overseeing all of its public schools from kindergarten through high school, he was recruited to Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 as a teacher.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Somebody had to recruit before UCF was a recognizable national brand.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of recruit

Verb

Google will pay an additional $190 million to Entergy for transmission system upgrades needed to serve the project.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
With consumers paying an average of $49,855 for new cars in July 2026, according to Cox Automotive's Kelley Blue Book, only nine major car brands averaged sale prices under $40,000 in the United States.

— Keith Laing, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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