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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The airport does not receive funding from Milwaukee County, instead raising revenue through user fees.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Today, nearly 100 countries receive their air traffic control services from air navigation service providers, which are funded directly by user fees paid by airlines and business jets.
—Robert Poole, Oc Register, 8 Oct. 2025
The city also notes that this change will not affect residents' property taxes or the $32 annual solid waste user fee, which together pay for each household's waste collection services.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
The remaining 97% of the agency is funded by user fees and shouldn't be impacted by a government shutdown.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Today, nearly 100 countries receive their air traffic control services from air navigation service providers, which are funded directly by user fees paid by airlines and business jets.
—Robert Poole, Oc Register, 8 Oct. 2025
The city also notes that this change will not affect residents' property taxes or the $32 annual solid waste user fee, which together pay for each household's waste collection services.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
The remaining 97% of the agency is funded by user fees and shouldn't be impacted by a government shutdown.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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“User fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user%20fee. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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