higher rate

noun

1. (in Britain) a rate of income tax that is higher than the basic rate and becomes payable on taxable income in excess of a specified limit

Example Sentences

But he did vote yes on Proposition 32 after calculating that a worker paid at the higher rate would still only make $37,440 a year on a full-time, 40-hour-a-week schedule.

From Los Angeles Times

She agreed the higher rate of employers' contributions could worsen the shortfall in nursery funding which parents have to pay, but said further investment had been announced.

From BBC

"Every single one of those viruses infected at a higher rate when IFITM3 was deficient. So this really seems to be a universal property where IFITM3 needs to be there to inhibit flu infections," Yount said.

From Science Daily

Only legal, finance and accounting courses had a higher rate, with 33%.

From BBC

Women have typically voted for the Democratic candidate at a higher rate than men, but polls have shown an even wider gender gap in this election cycle, with women backing Vice President Kamala Harris by as much as 12% over Trump.

From Salon