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tax rate

noun

  1. the percentage of the value of a property to be paid as a tax.


tax rate

noun

  1. the percentage of income, wealth, etc, assessed as payable in taxation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tax rate1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

Does the government have a mandate for that in this parliamentary term, having ruled out changes to the main tax rates?

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Under current rules, councils in England providing social care services can increase tax rates by up to 5%, while others can increase rates by up to 3%.

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In the recent Budget, Labour raised the levy to 38% - meaning the total tax rate on the companies is now 78% - and extended it by a further year.

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Firms that sign up only have to pay a corporation tax rate of 7%.

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He has promised not only to extend expiring provisions in his massive tax cuts in 2017, passed during his first term, but to drive the corporate tax rate down even further.

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