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Meaning of "poor rate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POOR RATE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POOR RATE

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poor rate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POOR RATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

poor rate

Poor rate

In England and Wales the poor rate was a tax on property levied in each parish, which was used to provide poor relief. It was collected under both the Old Poor Law and the New Poor Law. It was absorbed into 'general rate' local taxation in the 1920s, and has continuity with the currently existing Council Tax.

Definition of poor rate in the English dictionary

The definition of poor rate in the dictionary is a rate or tax levied by parishes for the relief or support of the poor.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POOR RATE

poor
poor box
poor boy
poor cod
poor law
poor man´s orange
poor man´s orchid
poor man´s something
poor man´s weatherglass
poor mouth
poor relation
poor White
poor-mouth
poor-spirited
poorbox
poorhouse
poori
poorish
poorly
poorness

WORDS THAT END LIKE POOR RATE

accurate
at any rate
base lending rate
base rate
basic rate
bit rate
call rate
exchange rate
flat rate
heart rate
higher rate
hit rate
infant mortality rate
infection rate
interest rate
metabolic rate
mortality rate
mortgage rate
tax rate
unemployment rate
VAT rate

Synonyms and antonyms of poor rate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poor rate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POOR RATE

Find out the translation of poor rate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poor rate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poor rate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不良率
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tasa de pobres
570 millions of speakers

English

poor rate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गरीब दर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معدل الفقراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

низкий показатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fraca taxa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দরিদ্র হার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faible taux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kadar miskin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlechte Rate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

救貧税
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가난한 속도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Miskin tingkat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiền thuế giúp kẻ nghèo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மோசமான விகிதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गरीब दर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Düşük ücret
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tasso di poveri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słabe tempo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

низький показник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rata de săraci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαμηλό ποσοστό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swak koers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dålig hastighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dårlig hastighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poor rate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POOR RATE»

The term «poor rate» is regularly used and occupies the 59.008 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POOR RATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poor rate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POOR RATE»

Discover the use of poor rate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poor rate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shaw's Poor Rate Discount Tables, shewing the gross amout of ...
SHAW AND SONS LIST OF NEW POOR RATE BOOKS, Under the Circular of the Poor Law Board, dated November 23, 1869. SCHEDULE A. CLASS I. superflue Laid Paper, 18111. by 15in. Thirty-six Lines on а Page. £ д. d. 1 Quire, for 1728 ...
John SHAW (Printer.), 1870
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A Treatise on the Valuation of Property for the Poor's Rate: ...
even in those cases, be a virtual allowance in respect of the poor-rate, such a rent being, in reality, a part only of the worth or value of the land ; the whole worth or value is made up of what is paid in rent, and what in rates and other outgoings.
J. S. Bayldon, 1828
3
Hints towards an attempt to reduce the poor rate; or at ...
William Elias Taunton (sir.) at that time. It is not, however, impossible, and most ardently is it wished, that by adopting the wise measures which the legislature may point out, the poor man will again establish his spirit of independence, and call ...
William Elias Taunton (sir.), 1819
4
Argument in the Case of the Poor's Rate Charged on the ...
Sir James Marriott. The rate in queftion need only be looked upon, to fhow the difficulty the churchwardens were under in making a rate, in refpeft to the colleges without partiality, and with certainty. The two matters are rated ; a part of the ...
Sir James Marriott, 1768
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The principle and law of assessing property to the poor's ...
William Metcalfe. principle, was only delivered in Mich. Term, 1835, and stands at this moment, a confirming authority on the Books to the Law ruled in R. v. the Trustees of the Duke of Bridgewater, and R. v. Jodrell. 2ndly. We have now to ...
William Metcalfe, 1839
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A Plan for reducing the Poor's-Rate, by giving permanent ...
Samuel Hill. to the measures I may have to propose, if found worthy of their support. I should indeed feel diffident in recommending an untried plan, but as a similar one has been practised at Hamburgh for years, with the completest success, ...
Samuel Hill, 1817
7
An abridgment of cases upon poor law: from 20 Vict. cap. 19, ...
Poor rate, objection on ground that parish boundaries confused, 39. Poor rate, demand of fraction of farthing too much, 36. Poor rate, referring amount of rate to arbitration, 37. Poor rate, empty houses, rateability, 38. Poor rate, rateability of tolls ...
James Paterson, John Frederick Archbold, Great Britain. Poor Law Commissioners, 1864
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Manual for Overseers, Assistant Overseers, Collectors of ...
Poor Rate — continued. of warrant and distress, 112, 113;□ distraint of goods of occupiers in cases where owner is liable, 113, 114. Excusal of, on the ground of poverty, 115; inspection of, 115 — 117, 208, 214. Poverty, excusal of poor rate ...
Sir Hugh Owen, 1884
9
Magistrates' Cases Relating to the Poor Law, the Criminal ...
Loni is, What, in relation to this case, is the meaning to be given to the words " poor's rate " in the section ? That appears to depend upon the London Government Act, 1899, s. 10. The Lands Clauses Act itself selected the one rate — namely, ...
‎1902
10
An Abridgment of Cases Upon Poor Law: From 5 & 6 Vict. to 20 ...
Poor Rate. (Valuable Erections.) Bridge belonging to a company, when and how rateable, when situate in two parishes, 51. Chemical works, when rateable, 52. Cemetery, how rateable, 53. Poor Kate. (Buildings for public purposes,) 55.
William Golden Lumley, John Frederick Archbold, 1858

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POOR RATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poor rate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Craig Biggio Statistics Against Fellow HOF Inductees Johnson …
Martinez only struck Biggio out 7 times and issued 6 walks for a rather unexpectedly poor rate. Quite possibly if they had faced each other ... «SportsBlog.com, Jul 15»
2
Indiana Pacers Sign Glenn Robinson III
Has a poor rate of drawing fouls. Averaged little more than 3 free throw attempts per game this season ... Sometimes he just needs to focus ... «VAVEL.com, Jul 15»
3
Id-ul-Fitr celebrated
The highlight of Ramzan Id is the special poor rate (Fitra) being given to the poor. ... Muslims before attending prayers distributed the poor rate. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Questions of Cash: My pre-paid card wasn't accepted overseas. The …
Balances were transferred into National Savings & Investments residual accounts in 2008, receiving a poor rate of interest. A mistake was ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
What it says in the papers
Around 300 protesters gathered to demonstrate ahead of the Dáil summer recess today, as Irish Water confirmed the poor rate of compliance ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Save to spend: tips for stretching your travel money further
If you opt to have the currency switched into sterling at the point of sale it is the retailer's bank that will exchange it, usually with a poor rate so ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
7
Three charts that show how poor productivity is in the UK – but is it …
George Osborne has finally confronted the shockingly poor rate of productivity among the UK's workforce – something he describes as the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
8
Walker vs. The Media
The Washington Post slammed Walker for not having a college degree. With the poor rate of return on an overpriced college education in the ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
9
Asset quality blamed for poor rate cut pass-through
Rajan sees downward pressure from CP market. RBI. Reuters file photo. Even though the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has done its bit by ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
10
UNICEF takes registration of kids under five online
The trend has been largely blamed on poor rate of birth registration that has seen two in every three children unregistered. The project is part of ... «K24 TV, Jul 15»

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