noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

customsdutyexciseincome taxpollproperty tax

Example

More examples

"Bank lending is rising because of lower interest rates."

Related phrases

local government

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