| 释义 |
rates [plural](in britain) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use, and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house（英国地方政府征收的）商业房地产税；（旧指）房产税◆business rates are very high in the city centre.市中心的商业房产税很高。 ➡ see also rate → rate 2 ☞ rate☞ rate |