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| 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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