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单词 standing charge
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standing charge
standing charge n. chiefly British and Irish English. a fixed fee or payment; spec. a fixed surcharge paid for access to a service or product, esp. to a utility company, in addition to usage charges.
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1711 Address to Queen (Governor, Council & Assembly Mass. Bay) 17 Oct. in Cal. State Papers: Colonial Ser.: Amer. & W. Indies 1711–12 (1925) 115 The distressing circumstances of your Majesty's good subjects of this Province so greatly impoverished and enfeebled by the war and at a constant standing charge for the defence of the inland frontiers.
1827 Bristol Mercury 12 Feb. Is it expected that the same amount of taxes, of tithes, of parochial rates, and other standing charges can then be paid?
1894 Scotsman 7 Sept. 7/2 As regarded the expenditure for the coming year, he said it was £40,138, more than half of which was for standing charges.
1937 Manch. Guardian 26 Oct. 5/1 One-roomed houses with scullery attached, and let at an exclusive rental of 5s. 9d. per week, including a standing charge of 8d. for electricity.
2018 Bolton News (Nexis) 17 Dec. I have contacted my suppliers to ask why we have to pay these standing charges which can, over the year, add almost £100 to the bills.
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