user fee

noun

: an excise tax often in the form of a license or supplemental charge levied to fund a public service

called also user's fee

Examples of user fee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This entrance fee waiver on Aug. 4 does not cover amenities or user fees for activities such as camping, boat launches, transportation or special tours, according to its website. Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2024 The Department of Health and Human Services indicates 46% of their budget is user fees or money paid by drug manufacturers to get their drugs approved. Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024 But unlike with companies that make drugs and medical devices, which pay user fees that fund the agency’s work, the FDA is not allowed to collect fees from e-cigarette makers. Jen Christensen, CNN, 12 June 2024 Moskowitz said families generally pay a $100 initial probation user fee and then $15 to $25 in monthly fees for the entire period their child is on probation. Claire Reid and Peter Breen, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for user fee 

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Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of user fee was in 1967

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“User fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user%20fee. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

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