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

Recent Examples on the Web

Goss said the costs of the airport are financed by user fees paid by the airplane owners who use the facility. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

The generic drug industry, for example, found that user fees sped up review timelines and so requested Congress to implement them. — Alana Semuels, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

The enterprise fund is generated from airport user fees, such as airline terminal rents, aircraft landing fees, parking revenues and rental car customer facility charges, Johnson explained. — Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

This result could be misleading, though, because gas taxes and other user fees only cover about half of state and local road spending on average. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 24 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for user fee

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