RATES as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
   
   Hypernyms(s) rates is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tax (what does tax mean?)
   • taxation (what does taxation mean?)
   • revenue enhancement (what does revenue enhancement mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • poor rates (what does poor rates mean?)