water rates
noun [plural] TAX, GOVERNMENTDefinition
› a local tax paid in Australia, and in Britain in the past, for running water in houses and other buildings: We still have concerns about the trends in public services costs, particularly business rates and water rates.
(Definition of water rates noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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