单词 | finder's fee |
释义 | > as lemmasfinder's fee finder's fee n. a reward given to someone who finds something searched for; (now chiefly) a commission, fee, etc., paid by a business to an intermediary or agent who facilitates various kinds of business transactions. ΚΠ 1875 Chinese Recorder Nov. 406 The owner..finds the cattle in some one's keeping, who of course has found them, and demands the usual finder's fee. 1969 D. R. Cressey Theft of Nation v. 80 He testified that he paid the $40,000 as a ‘finder's fee’ because he was afraid his construction business would be ruined by strong-arm Cosa Nostra tactics if he did not. 2005 New Republic 24 Jan. 37/2 Knoedler..was primarily an agent looking for commissions and finder's fees rather than buying, holding, and selling for its own account. < as lemmas |
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