noun
Meaning 1
plural of rate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Standard Lemma guide
rates
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noun
Meaning 2
Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, UK, plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 3
Abbreviation of interest rates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, informal, plural, plural-only
Examples
- Nonetheless, it did not stop the Fed from cutting rates last Thursday.
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verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of rate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 5
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tax, taxation, revenue enhancement
Narrower terms: poor rates
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Cantonese: 差餉 /差饷 (caai1 hoeng2) — a local government tax on property
- Chinese Mandarin: 差餉 /差饷 (chāxiǎng) — a local government tax on property
- Māori: reiti — a local government tax on property
- Polish: podatek od nieruchomości — a local government tax on property
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