"rates" meaning in English

See rates in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹeɪts/ Audio: En-us-rates.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪts Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} rates
  1. plural of rate Tags: form-of, plural Form of: rate
    Sense id: en-rates-en-noun-Xr7RAFkg

Noun

IPA: /ɹeɪts/ Audio: En-us-rates.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪts Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} rates pl (plural only)
  1. (British, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong) Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government. Tags: Australia, British, Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, plural, plural-only Translations (a local government tax on property): 差餉 /差饷 (caai¹ hoeng²) (Chinese Cantonese), 差餉 /差饷 (chāxiǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), reiti (Maori)
    Sense id: en-rates-en-noun-ylv8CAog Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Hong Kong English, New Zealand English, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 37 24 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 6 37 28 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 5 42 24 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 6 38 27 29 Disambiguation of 'a local government tax on property': 79 21
  2. (informal) Abbreviation of interest rates. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: interest rates
    Sense id: en-rates-en-noun-CNNMx7~7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 29 41 27 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 14 27 34 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 37 24 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 12 1 13 19 13 1 13 1 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 13 0 13 20 13 0 13 0 13 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ratepayer

Verb

IPA: /ɹeɪts/ Audio: En-us-rates.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪts Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} rates
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rate Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: rate
    Sense id: en-rates-en-verb-2Nre6MOf Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 37 24 38
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