单词 | county rate |
释义 | > as lemmascounty rate county rate n. now historical a general tax levied upon a whole county, for the maintenance of bridges, roads, asylums, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > local or municipal taxes or dues > [noun] > rates cess1531 rate1601 county rate1665 rating1859 borough-rate1863 1665 in Rep. Rec. Commissioners Boston (1880) IV. 129 The Cuntry and County Rate for this yeare is..80. 1739 Act 12 Geo. II (title page) An act for the more easy assessing, collecting, and levying of county rates. 1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Eighth, Ninth & Last Let. ix. 21 They [sc. the grand juries in Ireland] have a power of making a county-rate..for roads, bridges, and other objects of general accommodation. 1988 Hist. Jrnl. 31 555 Even men who owned very little property were made to contribute to the county rates. < as lemmas |
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