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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Look in the financial disclosure forms for a sense of how much the facility typically raises fees.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

His firm regularly bought SpaceX stock, packaged it into investment funds and then charged fees to investors who bought pieces of those funds.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026

For now, Morningstar is skeptical, warning that high fees and borrowing costs eat into investor returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Tehran said this week it did not intend to charge tolls for passage, but that it did plan to charge fees for navigation services, environmental protection and ship insurance.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

“I don't have all my fees today,” I explained, placing Z$52 on his desk.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda