ratelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈreɪtlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈreɪtlᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rate n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < rate n.¹ + -less suffix.

That does not involve the payment of rates; not liable to rates.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > local or municipal taxes or dues > [adjective] > having no rates

rateless1837

1837 Examiner 19 Mar. 1/2 Amongst the two millions of souls perishing for want of religious instruction are the souls that absent themselves from rateless Churches for fear of perishing of cold.

1864 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. London 28 2 The labour..of the poor, rentless, rateless, and taxless Hindoo weaver, is undersold.

1889 J. J. Hissey Tour in Phaeton 182 I would the town I lived in were rateless!

1905 Westm. Gaz. 17 Feb. 2/3 Certainly Mr. Balfour has every right to be heard on the rateless Elysium.

2002 Church Times 20 Dec. 28/5 That never-ceasing stream that..is pumped up into the ancient roof to provide rateless necessities for the farmhouse.

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

单词	rateless
释义	ratelessadj. Brit. /ˈreɪtlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈreɪtlᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rate n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < rate n.¹ + -less suffix. That does not involve the payment of rates; not liable to rates. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > local or municipal taxes or dues > [adjective] > having no rates rateless1837 1837 Examiner 19 Mar. 1/2 Amongst the two millions of souls perishing for want of religious instruction are the souls that absent themselves from rateless Churches for fear of perishing of cold. 1864 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. London 28 2 The labour..of the poor, rentless, rateless, and taxless Hindoo weaver, is undersold. 1889 J. J. Hissey Tour in Phaeton 182 I would the town I lived in were rateless! 1905 Westm. Gaz. 17 Feb. 2/3 Certainly Mr. Balfour has every right to be heard on the rateless Elysium. 2002 Church Times 20 Dec. 28/5 That never-ceasing stream that..is pumped up into the ancient roof to provide rateless necessities for the farmhouse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1837
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