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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Three vessels were struck close to Oman, which had proposed a temporary transit corridor hugging its coastline -- an initiative opposed by Tehran as it seeks to impose fees on ships using the waterway.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

This policy change, along with rising insurance premiums, aging buildings and inflated construction costs, has created a perfect storm that’s pushing condo boards to hike these ancillary fees.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

"My children come on a scholarship because we couldn't afford the fees - we're a working class family."

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

A section within the 2010 Dodd-Frank law, called the Durbin amendment, caps fees large banks can collect from merchants on debit-card transactions, if they are routed through an outside network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

They’d been selling cattle to pay my school fees, and between that and the drought, there weren’t many left.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola