finder's fee
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of finder's fee
First recorded in 1840–45
Example Sentences
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Do you feel like you should get a finder’s fee?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2024
Parada hoped to earn a finder’s fee from the potential recovery.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 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 leaned over to the side window and pleaded, “Perhaps we can work out some sort of finder’s fee for you and your wife.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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