- ratepayer
- noun Date: 1845 1. British taxpayer 2. one who pays for a utility service and especially electricity according to established rates
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ratepayer
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Ratepayer — Rate pay er ( p[=a] [ e]r), n. One who pays rates or taxes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ratepayer — [rāt′pā΄ər] n. 1. Brit. a person who pays rates, or local taxes 2. a customer of a public utility … English World dictionary
ratepayer — [[t]re͟ɪtpeɪə(r)[/t]] ratepayers 1) N COUNT In Britain, a ratepayer was a person who owned or rented property and therefore had to pay local taxes called rates. The citizens of a district are sometimes still called the ratepayers when their… … English dictionary
ratepayer — UK [ˈreɪtˌpeɪə(r)] / US [ˈreɪtˌpeɪər] noun [countable] Word forms ratepayer : singular ratepayer plural ratepayers someone who had to pay rates (= local taxes) in the UK before 1990 … English dictionary
ratepayer — ratepaying, adj., n. /rayt pay euhr/, n. 1. a person who pays a regular charge for the use of a public utility, as gas or electricity, usually based on the quantity consumed. 2. Brit. a person who pays rates; a taxpayer of the local government.… … Universalium
ratepayer — noun Someone who pays for utility service The government is supposed to mediate between ratepayers and the power company. See Also: ratepaying, taxpayer … Wiktionary
ratepayer — rate|pay|er [ˈreıtpeıə US ər] n BrE someone who pays taxes that are used to provide local services … Dictionary of contemporary English
ratepayer — n. taxpayer … English contemporary dictionary
Ratepayer — This is a retail consumer of the electricity distributed by an electric utility. This includes residential, commercial and industrial users of electricity … Energy terms
ratepayer — noun 1》 (in the UK) a person liable to pay rates. 2》 N. Amer. a customer of a public utility … English new terms dictionary
