单词	ratepayer
释义	ratepayer /ˈreɪtpeɪə / noun 1(In the UK) a person liable to pay rates.This bill is a stunt because the very thing it seeks to stop - significant rate rises for ratepayers - it cannot prevent.... Elderly ratepayers can apply for rates rebates, and that is also being reviewed. Bristol City Council conducted a city-wide referendum of all its ratepayers on council tax options. 2North American A customer of a public utility.But residents and ratepayers have been protesting these private takeovers.... The California Public Utility Commission would also get $89 million in ratepayer money to promote the new scheme, giving utilities a leg up on whatever competition might materialize. Residential ratepayers, taxpayers, and employees are thus to bail the industry out of its difficulties.
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