ratepayer

英 [ˈreɪtpeɪə(r)]

美 [ˈreɪtpeɪər]

n.  (英国旧时的)地方税纳税人

复数：ratepayers　

TEM8

BNC.15936 / COCA.25513

牛津词典

noun

• （英国旧时的）地方税纳税人
  (in Britain in the past) a person who paid taxes to the local authority on the buildings and land they owned

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （英国）地方税纳税人
  In Britain, aratepayerwas a person who owned or rented property and therefore had to pay local taxes called rates. The citizens of a district are sometimes still called theratepayerswhen their interests and the use of local taxes are being considered.
  1. The Conservatives saw this as stopping the waste of ratepayers' money.
     保守党人认为这是在遏制浪费纳税人的钱。
• N-COUNT （美国电力、自来水或电话公司的）消费者
  In the United States, aratepayeris a person whose property is served by an electricity, water, or telephone company, and who pays for these services.
  1. The new law could create a 'no lose' situation for the phone companies that could leave ratepayers worse off.
     这项新的法律将会让电话运营公司“稳赚不赔”，但是消费者利益可能会继续受到侵害。

英英释义

noun

• a person who pays local rates (especially a householder)

双语例句

• The new law could create a 'no lose' situation for the phone companies that could leave ratepayers worse off.
  这项新的法律将会让电话运营公司“稳赚不赔”，但是消费者利益可能会继续受到侵害。
• Third, Make use of clustering method, on base of the indicator chosen, find the character of honest ratepayer and non-honest ratepayer.
  ⑶利用聚类方法的改进算法，结合已找出的选案指标，在稽查部门收集的选案资料中寻找诚实纳税和不诚实纳税人的特征，对稽查工作起到参考作用。
• The Conservatives saw this as stopping the waste of ratepayers 'money.
  保守党人认为这是在遏制浪费纳税人的钱。