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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Federal legislation took effect this year allowing people with health savings accounts to use those tax-advantaged funds to pay for DPC membership fees.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

On Friday, a judge ruled that Harry and six other claimants, including singer Sir Elton John, had a week to pay a total of 9.5 million pounds, or nearly $13 million, in legal fees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The fees were so steep that other pay-TV providers, including Cox, Dish Network and, for many years, DirecTV, refused to carry the Dodgers channel — leading to one of the longest blackouts in sports TV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Celtic are in net profit on transfer fees.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

I hadn’t bought new clothes for Cambridge, because I’d had to take out a student loan just to pay the fees.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover