英语词汇“ratepayer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ratepayer

(reɪtpeɪəʳ )

Word forms: ratepayers

1. countable noun

In Britain, a ratepayer was a person who owned or rented property and therefore had to pay local taxes called rates. The citizens of a district are sometimes still called the ratepayers when their interests and the use of local taxes are being considered.

2. countable noun

In the United States, a ratepayer is a person whose property is served by an electricity, water, or phone company, and who pays for these services.

The new law will benefit phone companies but leave ratepayers worse off.

单词	ratepayer
释义	ratepayer (reɪtpeɪəʳ ) Word forms: ratepayers 1. countable noun In Britain, a ratepayer was a person who owned or rented property and therefore had to pay local taxes called rates. The citizens of a district are sometimes still called the ratepayers when their interests and the use of local taxes are being considered. 2. countable noun In the United States, a ratepayer is a person whose property is served by an electricity, water, or phone company, and who pays for these services. The new law will benefit phone companies but leave ratepayers worse off.
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