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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Nine other former employees for the U.S. departments of Health and Human Services, the Interior, and Agriculture, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said they were also fired despite their roles being funded by user fees, non-governmental grants and other forms of private funding.
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Michael Erman, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Reductions in child and pension payments, in social welfare benefits, and in salaries for government employees; user fees on liquor, tobacco, and gas; and a higher income tax have antagonized much of the population.
—Morris Rossabi, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2017
Hundreds of San Diego user fees could soon get far more expensive.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Lamont was amused, however, by the Republican administration pushing tolls and other user fees.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
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Michael Erman, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Reductions in child and pension payments, in social welfare benefits, and in salaries for government employees; user fees on liquor, tobacco, and gas; and a higher income tax have antagonized much of the population.
—Morris Rossabi, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2017
Hundreds of San Diego user fees could soon get far more expensive.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Lamont was amused, however, by the Republican administration pushing tolls and other user fees.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
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“User fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user%20fee. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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