单词 | have province |
释义 | > as lemmashave province have province n. Canadian a province that has more advantages or is more prosperous, rich in resources, etc., in comparison with others; (in later use) spec. a province whose per capita tax revenue exceeds a national average and therefore is not entitled to receive equalization payments from the federal government (see equalization payment at equalization n. Additions).Opposed to have-not province n. ΚΠ 1940 Pacific Affairs 13 439 The old and prosperous provinces such as Ontario and Quebec were opposed to particular increases [in subsidies]. Thus it became a case of pulling and hauling between the ‘have’ and the ‘have-not’ provinces. 1952 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 18 335 Alberta has definitely emerged as a ‘have’ province in the Canadian federation. 1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 31 Oct. 8/3 Premier Frank Moores of Newfoundland said his province will one day be a ‘have’ province, as Alberta has become in the past few years. 2018 Times & Transcript (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 14 Sept. a 10 Saskatchewan embraced agriculture and resource development and in so doing became a ‘have’ province with a strong economy and a growing population. < as lemmas |
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