Rates

//ɹeɪts// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of rate form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government. Australia, British, Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    a local tax on property wordnet
  4. 4
    Abbreviation of interest rates. abbreviation, alt-of, informal, plural, plural-only

    "Nonetheless, it did not stop the Fed from cutting rates last Thursday."

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

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