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
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Congress renews the user fee program every five years and most recently extended its use through September 2027.
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Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Last fall, the FDA and industry finalized a new medical device user fee agreement that lays out the application process and expectations regarding medical devices being submitted for regulatory approval.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2017
That's the same as last year, but far less than the 2010 expense of at least $63 ($50 user fee plus a $14.25 contractor fee for a new application or $13 for renewal).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Project 2025 proposes privatizing the air traffic control system and increasing user fees to raise money for the chronically underfunded agency.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Last fall, the FDA and industry finalized a new medical device user fee agreement that lays out the application process and expectations regarding medical devices being submitted for regulatory approval.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2017
That's the same as last year, but far less than the 2010 expense of at least $63 ($50 user fee plus a $14.25 contractor fee for a new application or $13 for renewal).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Project 2025 proposes privatizing the air traffic control system and increasing user fees to raise money for the chronically underfunded agency.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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“User fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user%20fee. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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