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PRONUNCIATION OF WATER RATES

water rates  [ˈwɔːtə reɪts] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATER RATES

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Water rates 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 WATER RATES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Water tariff

A water tariff (often called water rate in the United States and Canada) is a price assigned to water supplied by a public utility through a piped network to its customers. The term is also often applied to wastewater tariffs. Water and wastewater tariffs are not charged for water itself, but to recover the costs of water treatment, water storage, transporting it to customers, collecting and treating wastewater, as well as billing and collection. Prices paid for water itself are different from water tariffs. They exist in a few countries and are called water abstraction charges or fees. Abstraction charges are not covered in this article, but in the article on water pricing). Water tariffs vary widely in their structure and level between countries, cities and sometimes between user categories (residential, commercial, industrial or public buildings). The mechanisms to adjust tariffs also vary widely. Most water utilities in the world are publicly owned, but some are privately owned or managed (see water privatization). Utilities are network industries and natural monopolies.

Definition of water rates in the English dictionary

The definition of water rates in the dictionary is the charges made for the use of water from the public water supply.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WATER RATES


acates
əˈkeɪts
annates
ˈæneɪts
Bates
beɪts
carbohydrates
ˌkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪts
cates
keɪts
dates
deɪts
dictates
ˈdɪkteɪts
Fates
feɪts
floodgates
ˈflʌdɡeɪts
Gates
ɡeɪts
Greats
ɡreɪts
othergates
ˈʌðəˌɡeɪts
rates
reɪts
States
steɪts
straits
streɪts
waits
weɪts
Yeats
jeɪts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATER RATES

water pistol
water plantain
water pollution
water polo
water power
water purifier
water purslane
water rail
water rat
water rate
water right
water sapphire
water scorpion
water seal
water shield
water shrew
water skater
water slater
water slide
water snake

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATER RATES

Callicrates
disparates
domestic rates
Euphrates
Hippocrates
interlocking directorates
Isocrates
lower vertebrates
market rates
mate rates
penalty rates
Polycrates
postage rates
room rates
separates
Socrates
sodium citrates
United Arab Emirates
United States
wage rates
Xenocrates

Synonyms and antonyms of water rates in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «water rates» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATER RATES

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

Translator English - Chinese

水费
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tarifas de agua
570 millions of speakers

English

water rates
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी की दरें
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أسعار المياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тарифы на воду
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tarifas de água
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জল হার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prix de l´eau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kadar air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wasserpreise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水道料金
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수도 요금
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banyu tarif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giá nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீர் விகிதங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणी दर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Su oranları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tariffe dell´acqua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opłaty za wodę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тарифи на воду
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ratele de apă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ποσοστά νερού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

water tariewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Vattenavgifter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vann priser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of water rates

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER RATES»

The term «water rates» is regularly used and occupies the 90.710 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER RATES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about water rates

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER RATES»

Discover the use of water rates in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to water rates and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Principles of Water Rates, Fees, and Charges
This new edition consolidates and updates information from four earlier rate manuals into one easy-to-use resource.
‎2000
2
Principles of Water Rates, Fees, and Charges
The manual covers all types of rate structures, such as block rates, uniform rates, conservation rates, surcharges, and many others.
Bill Zieburtz, Awwa Staff, 2012
3
Consolidated water rates issues and practices in ...
Janice A Beecher. Key Advantages and Disadvantages The primary advantages of single-tariff pricing are that it can lower administrative and regulatory costs, enhance financial capacity and capital deployment, achieve rate and revenue ...
Janice A Beecher
4
Developing Rates for Small Systems
The brand new manual provides step-by-step guidance to determine revenue requirements, analyze rates, develop a financial plan, and design a better rate structure -- even with limited resources and data.
American Water Works Association, 2004
5
The Law of Waters and Water Rights: International, National, ...
The fact that one price is fixed for the consumer who has a meter, and a different price for one who has none, does not make an ordinance fixing water rates uncertain and indefinite. Spring Valley Waterworks v. San Francisco, 82 Cal. 286  ...
Henry P. Farnham, 2013
6
Markets for Water: Potential and Performance
Market Environment and Water Rates As illustrated by Table 12.2, water rates are influenced by water depth, cropping pattern, energy source, and power charges. Several interesting patterns are visible irrespective of whether one uses the ...
K. William Easter, M.W. Rosegrant, Ariel Dinar, 1998
7
Guide to Preparing Urban Water-use Efficiency Plans
Types of non-promotional efficiency water rates include: • A combination of low rates for baseline minimum water quantity (the same fixed charge in every billing cycle for the baseline volume) and high volumeric charges for the amount that the  ...
‎2003
8
Residential End Uses of Water
Water rates ranged from a uniform rate of $0.76 per kgal. in Eugene, Oregon to an elaborate 5 tier 4 block rate structure in Las Virgenes MWD. The highest rate for water in any study site was $5.98 per kgal. in Las Virgenes for tier 5 block 5.
Awwa
9
Ocean Transportation
It was further provided that such rail rates could be increased or decreased at the discretion of the rail carriers to adjust to corresponding changes in the water rates . Since the rail carriers were a definite competitive factor in the efforts of the ...
Carl E. McDowell, Helen M. Gibbs, 1999
10
Long-term Effects of Conservation Rates
Chapter 1 is the Introduction. Chapter 2 addresses particular conservation pricing strategies and the relationship between rate design and conservation.
Vista Consulting Group, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER RATES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term water rates is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Water rates, surcharges rise as cities, water agencies lose money in …
That's because water companies and city water departments are adding drought surcharges and imposing higher rates or one or the other to make up for ... «The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Jul 15»
2
East Bay Municipal Utility District raises water rates in response to …
East Bay Municipal Utility District passed a series of increased water rates Tuesday to account for increasing costs brought on by the California drought. «Daily Californian, Jun 15»
3
Poll: Raising water rates a 'serious problem' for most Californians
Although a broad majority of Californians claim to support the governor's mandatory cutbacks on water use, seven in 10 homeowners said it would be a serious ... «Sacramento Business Journal, May 15»
4
California Gov. Jerry Brown wants $10000 fines for water wasters
Earlier this month, an appeals court struck down tiered water rates designed to encourage conservation in the Orange County city of San Juan Capistrano ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
5
Tiered Water Rates Bulletproof
Like Capistrano ​— ​and about two-thirds of all state water districts ​— ​Santa Barbara charges customers according to a tiered pricing scheme in which ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Apr 15»
6
California cities fret over tiered water rates after court decision
Relying on a tiered pricing plan that charges heavier water users more, the city in recent months has outclassed the region in residential water conservation. «Sacramento Bee, Apr 15»
7
Higher water rates on tap as utilities cover losses from drought
... Mortgage Ratesvisit|Business-Mortgage Rates|navigation-www|2 · Home ..... Higher water rates on tap as utilities cover losses from drought. By Kurtis ... «SFGate, Apr 15»
8
California's Farm-Water Scapegoat
Big Agriculture is said to have negotiated dirt cheap water rates with the government that are subsidized by city dwellers and suburbanites. As a purportedly ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
9
Tiered water rates hinge on court decision
California cities could lose a big tool to encourage water conservation in an intently watched court case from San Juan Capistrano, a picturesque mission town ... «SFGate, Apr 15»
10
Irish water charges cheapest in Europe under revised package
The Government's scramble to reduce water charges and increase allowances means households will end up paying the cheapest water rates in Europe. «Irish Times, Nov 14»

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