rate-capv.

Brit.

/ˈreɪtkap/, U.S.

/ˈreɪtˌkæp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rate n.¹, cap v.¹

Etymology: < rate n.¹ + cap v.¹, after rate-capping n., rate cap n.

Chiefly British. Now chiefly historical.

transitive. To impose rate-capping on. Also intransitive.

ΚΠ

1984 Financial Times 7 Feb. 17/1 If the Government really is going to ratecap a mere handful of authorities, then the Bill is of no general value to industry or commerce.

1985 Economist 26 Jan. 23/2 Will the government hit the target this time? At least it has the power to rate-cap.

1999 C. Norris & G. Armstrong Maximum Surveillance Society ii. 37 Local councils were rate-capped and unable to pay for increased expenditure through increased taxation.

Derivatives

ˈrate-capped adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > local or municipal taxes or dues > [adjective] > subjected to rate-capping

rate-capped1984

1984 Economist 11 Feb. 22/2 Both implied that rate-capped councils should defy the law rather than carry out Whitehall's cuts.

1996 M. Loughlin Legality & Locality iii. 197 This episode thus provided an incentive to the..rate-capped authorities the following year to embark on a collective strategy of non-compliance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rate-cap
释义	rate-capv. Brit. /ˈreɪtkap/, U.S. /ˈreɪtˌkæp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rate n.¹, cap v.¹ Etymology: < rate n.¹ + cap v.¹, after rate-capping n., rate cap n. Chiefly British. Now chiefly historical. transitive. To impose rate-capping on. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1984 Financial Times 7 Feb. 17/1 If the Government really is going to ratecap a mere handful of authorities, then the Bill is of no general value to industry or commerce. 1985 Economist 26 Jan. 23/2 Will the government hit the target this time? At least it has the power to rate-cap. 1999 C. Norris & G. Armstrong Maximum Surveillance Society ii. 37 Local councils were rate-capped and unable to pay for increased expenditure through increased taxation. Derivatives ˈrate-capped adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > local or municipal taxes or dues > [adjective] > subjected to rate-capping rate-capped1984 1984 Economist 11 Feb. 22/2 Both implied that rate-capped councils should defy the law rather than carry out Whitehall's cuts. 1996 M. Loughlin Legality & Locality iii. 197 This episode thus provided an incentive to the..rate-capped authorities the following year to embark on a collective strategy of non-compliance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1984
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