Taxes โ usually local business taxes.
Rates
Example Sentences
"That's a proper Rates, that is."
"I've never seen such a Rates in all my life."
Etymology & History
British local property tax. British municipal taxation. Council rates British historical. Replaced by council tax 1993 British. Reflects British local government financing vocabulary.
Word Details
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Region
General British
๐
Era
Modern
โ
Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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