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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Sanitary landfills are intended only for residual waste that cannot be reused, recycled, processed, or recovered, and higher user fees are prescribed for unsegregated waste to motivate proper segregation and treatment.
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Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Developer user fees, modeled on the FDA’s, can build it.
—Alon Bergman, STAT, 11 May 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration is ready to begin collecting user fees for the first time for commercial launches and reentries, which could generate millions of dollars annually, Space News reports.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
The proliferation of agentic AI adds another layer of pressure to the SaaS providers and their per-user fee structure.
—John Kell, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Developer user fees, modeled on the FDA’s, can build it.
—Alon Bergman, STAT, 11 May 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration is ready to begin collecting user fees for the first time for commercial launches and reentries, which could generate millions of dollars annually, Space News reports.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
The proliferation of agentic AI adds another layer of pressure to the SaaS providers and their per-user fee structure.
—John Kell, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
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“User fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user%20fee. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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