| 单词 | lifeline rate |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslifeline rate attributive. North American (originally and chiefly U.S.). Designating or relating to a system of providing utilities such as water, power, etc., whereby a basic level of service is provided at a low cost (sometimes only to low-income consumers), with additional use being charged at a higher rate, as lifeline rate, lifeline service, etc. ΚΠ 1968 Press-Courier (Oxnard, Calif.) 31 Dec. 12/4 The rate of $2.30 a month for 30 messages as a ‘lifeline’ service for minimal telephone users. 1976 Business Week (Nexis) 9 Aug. 52 The organization opposes so-called lifeline rates, which provide a minimum amount of power at a fixed, lower-than-cost rate. 1987 D. C. Sweet & K. W. Hexter Public Utilities & Poor viii. 101 While the Congress has yet to enact formal legislation, the lifeline issue continues to be the subject of legislative, regulatory and consumer debate. 1996 San Antonio (Texas) Express-News (Nexis) 23 July a9 Moreno said the board decided the lifeline level—the amount needed to provide an average household with water for essential purposes—is 15,000 gallons. 2000 M. de Villiers Water (new ed.) i. i. 17 People should pay for its [sc. water's] use, to encourage efficiency... But perhaps a universal ‘lifeline rate’ should be established, and anything above that should be priced much higher. < as lemmas |
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