"church rate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: church rates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} church rate (countable and uncountable, plural church rates)
  1. A tax raised by certain English parishes primarily for the maintenance of buildings of the Church of England, now voluntary but formerly levied on all residents regardless of denomination. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Anglicanism, Taxation
    Sense id: en-church_rate-en-noun-GZWM3aVM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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