Definition of user fee
: 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 Senate version would increase the gas tax; the House’s would index user fees for license plates and registration to the rate of inflation.
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Barred from free data, YouTube and Facebook might charge a user fee for their service — like Netflix.
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The village decreases a portion of the levy every year for debt service because the village uses user fees, like fees for the water system or the sewer system, to pay off debt service for related bonds, Rowitz said.
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Neither agency levies a general tax on city or county residents and businesses but relies on user fees, leases, concessions and parking income and grants to cover expenses.
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By floating the idea of funding the CFTC partly with user fees, the Trump administration has acknowledged the regulator’s plea for more funds, but without shifting money from elsewhere in the government’s budget to the CFTC.
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Democrats might, however, have to embrace public-private partnerships that generate revenue streams — from tolls, user fees and other devices — for investors.
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Companies would invest in new projects and charge user fees.
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Unusual for Internet companies, Ashley Madison derives all of its revenue from user fees.
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First Known Use of user fee
1967
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