( n. )
A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value; esp., in England, a local tax; as, parish rates; town rates.
( n. )
A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value; esp., in England, a local tax; as, parish rates; town rates.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012