finder's fee

American  

[fahyn-derz fee] / ˈfaɪn dərz ˈfi /

noun

Business.

• finders' fees
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• finders' fees
  plural

Etymology

Origin of finder's fee

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

finder's fee

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

The gold fastener will now be independently valued and Mr Needham will split the finder's fee with the landowner.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 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

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

“They’ll probably sell it to you. And then you’ll pay me that very generous finder’s fee we discussed when I applied for this principal position.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein