"ratepayer" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From rate + payer.",
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      "form": "ratepayers",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The government is supposed to mediate between ratepayers and the power company.",
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      "glosses": [
        "Someone who pays for utility service"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "utility",
          "utility"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "ratepaying"
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        {
          "word": "taxpayer"
        }
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  "word": "ratepayer"
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