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ratepayer

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rate⋅pay⋅er

  [reyt-pey-er]
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–noun
1. a person who pays a regular charge for the use of a public utility, as gas or electricity, usually based on the quantity consumed.
2. British. a person who pays rates; a taxpayer of the local government.
Origin:
1835–45; rate 1 + payer

Related forms:
ratepaying, adjective, noun
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rate·pay·er   (rāt'pā'ər)   
n.  One that pays rates: utility ratepayers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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