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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She says people in deprived and rural areas are disproportionately affected as they tend to have the poorest access to NHS care and are least likely to be able to afford private fees.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Some $50,000 in fees flew in from all over, mostly from sympathetic people with no intention of ever coming to play.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Britain's competition watchdog said Thursday that it had opened an investigation into Irish carrier Ryanair over fees that parents must pay to sit with their children.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

This feature has a policy on flipping, but, unlike SoFi, it doesn’t assess any fees.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“If we are frugal, the money from the mines will eventually be enough to pay her school fees, Alhaji,” my mother said.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince