rates
IPA: rˈeɪts
noun
- (Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong) Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.
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Examples of "rates" in Sentences
- Loan rates tumble in credit of price war.
- The rates vary based on the cost of the item.
- The insurer then raises the rates to cover the higher costs.
- Congress did nothing to stanch the meltdown in 2008 except borrow and print money at unprecedented rates.