fees

NOUN

charge for service or privilege

Synonyms

STRONGEST

account bill commission compensation cost cut expense pay payment price reward salary share stipend wage

STRONG

ante bite chunk consideration emolument end gravy handle hire honorarium house juice percentage piece rake-off recompense remuneration slice take take-in toll

WEAK

piece of the action

Antonyms

STRONGEST

penalty

STRONG

debt whole

Example Sentences

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From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Trump listed real-estate licensing fees of $5 million from a venture in Romania, $5.25 million from a venture in Qatar and $10 million from a venture in the United Arab Emirates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

It aims to establish a mechanism to impose fees for the free passage of the strait, nominally to pay for security and environmental costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

It later emerged that billionaire Reid Hoffman had covered part of her legal fees and expenses, the broadcaster said.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

He’d charge them fat fees to get in and out of their credit default swaps, of course, but these would prove trivial compared to the fortunes they stood to make.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis