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

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No dollar amount has been attached to such a user fee at this point. Asher Price, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 The five major user fees would increase by between 2% and 6%. Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024 Austin Energy bills are projected to increase by $32.40, and the rate for resource recovery, drainage, clean community and transportation user fees will also increase. Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Aug. 2024 Congress renews the user fee program every five years and most recently extended its use through September 2027. Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for user fee 

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Dec. 2024.

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