finder's fee

American  

[fahyn-derz fee] / ˈfaɪn dərz ˈfi /

noun

Business.

plural

finders' fees

1. a fee paid to a finder or agent who initiates a business transaction, usually a percentage of the money earned.

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Etymology

Origin of finder's fee

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

Do you feel like you should get a finder’s fee?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2024

Solving the mystery is not his only goal - he had hoped to earn a finder’s fee from the potential recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gold.

From Washington Times • Feb. 18, 2023

Under that agreement, the Bavarian government will pay Young a finder’s fee on top of the cost of storing, insuring and shipping the bust back to Germany, the Art Newspaper reported.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2022

Soon afterward, a Seattle band named Soundgarden got a call from A&M Records — which sent Henschel-Ventrello a $1,000 finder’s fee.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022

“He won’t be getting a finder’s fee for this one!”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos