finder's fee
Americannoun
plural
finders' feesEtymology
Origin of finder's fee
First recorded in 1840–45
Example Sentences
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Enter former boxer Richie Palmer — a friend of Roach and husband of Rachel Welch — who told a judge that Rueda promised him half of his finder’s fee if he could bring together Roach and Moonves.
From Los Angeles Times
Gabriel Rueda was a waiter at Craig’s restaurant in West Hollywood when he sued Pacquiao in 2016, claiming he was owed a finder’s fee of $8.6 million for connecting the boxer’s trainer Freddie Roach with then-CBS president Leslie Moonves to arrange the 2015 fight with Mayweather.
From Los Angeles Times
Under the new agreement, Riach and Rivas would be paid a “finder’s fee,” which Washington called a “reward,” converting it from a transactional payment to a potentially voluntary payment.
From Los Angeles Times
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.”
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Do you feel like you should get a finder’s fee?
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