noun
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑tax, ↑taxation, ↑revenue enhancement
• Hyponyms: ↑poor rates
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present third singular of rate
plural of rate
Useful english dictionary. 2012.