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rates

  • /ɹeɪts/

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noun

  1. plural plural of rate

noun

  1. Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, UK, plural, plural only Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.
  2. abbreviation, informal, plural, plural only Abbreviation of interest rates Nonetheless, it did not stop the Fed from cutting rates last Thursday.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of rate

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Closest in meaning: order, value, deserve, merit, grade, rank, place, pace, range, tariff, wages, interest, dues, price, rents, pricing

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noun a local government tax on property

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@misc{rates_2026,
  title = {rates},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rates},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}