finder's fee
Americannoun
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finders' fees
plural
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Etymology
Origin of finder's fee
First recorded in 1840–45
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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 Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
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
“He won’t be getting a finder’s fee for this one!”
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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