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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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
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Gonzales ran with a platform decisively to the left, supporting Medicare-for-all, raising the minimum wage and cracking down on junk fees.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Prior to this summer, IDLA had waived the fees for dual-credit courses.
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Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2026
There are fees imposed for the use of other vital shipping lanes, including the Suez and Panama Canals, where fees can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars for the largest cargo vessels.
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Joanne Stocker,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Birch Gold Group has affordable management, setup and storage fees.
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Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Kentucky and North Carolina are pioneering new excise taxes on prediction market operators' fees, aiming to close the tax advantage.
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Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Civil rights firms like ours will be able to afford handling such suits because the act requires a federal agent who loses such a case to pay the plaintiff’s legal fees.
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Joel B. Rudin,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
The fundraiser has raised nearly $9,000 to support Reh's medical fees.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
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.
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Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Gonzales ran with a platform decisively to the left, supporting Medicare-for-all, raising the minimum wage and cracking down on junk fees.
—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Prior to this summer, IDLA had waived the fees for dual-credit courses.
—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2026
There are fees imposed for the use of other vital shipping lanes, including the Suez and Panama Canals, where fees can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars for the largest cargo vessels.
—
Joanne Stocker,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Birch Gold Group has affordable management, setup and storage fees.
—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Kentucky and North Carolina are pioneering new excise taxes on prediction market operators' fees, aiming to close the tax advantage.
—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Civil rights firms like ours will be able to afford handling such suits because the act requires a federal agent who loses such a case to pay the plaintiff’s legal fees.
—
Joel B. Rudin,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
The fundraiser has raised nearly $9,000 to support Reh's medical fees.
—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
Verb
Devs can also cover users’ transaction fees thanks to gas sponsorship via Privy, simplifying onboarding and reducing friction for new users.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fees
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California is expected to spend about $50 billion from the general fund next year out of a total estimated at more than $220 billion in costs shared between the state and federal government, according to the LAO.
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The utility attributed the higher costs to broader market dynamics, including more expensive wholesale electricity and growing demand from large users such as manufacturers and data centers across PJM’s 13-state grid.
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Exposing city taxpayers to potential liability when CVI hires return to their past ways, which is known to happen, is extraordinarily misguided.
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An organization that hires for potential and then assigns only narrow, low-risk work has not given potential a chance to prove itself.
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The government sets prices One basic reason why doctors earn a lot is that medical care costs a lot, researchers say.
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Shop these Fourth of July deals now — prices start at just $8.
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Interim work is often temporary cover while a company recruits a permanent hire.
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Van Der Werf recruits unemployed or underemployed Europeans as young as 18-years-old, into a five-week boot camp run by military veterans to teach teamwork, strength, and discipline.
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Riles’s company now employs 18 people, and as of May, the company’s grown 43% year over year, according to John Helms, director of sales and business insights, clocking slightly over $10 million in revenue in 2025.
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Alyse Lopez-Salm, who lives in a small North Carolina town close to the military base that employs her husband, is one of the 35 million Americans who work from home.
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The separation agreement pays Molinar a year of her salary plus other benefits, Geren said.
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Who benefits and who pays for AI progress is a legitimate debate.
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“Fees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fees. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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