1N-COUNT (英国)地方税纳税人 In Britain, a ratepayer was a person who owned or rented property and therefore had to pay local taxes called rates. The citizens of a district are sometimes still called the ratepayers when their interests and the use of local taxes are being considered. (英国)地方税纳税人
The Conservatives saw this as stopping the waste of ratepayers' money.
保守党人认为这是在遏制浪费纳税人的钱。
2N-COUNT (美国电力、自来水或电话公司的)消费者 In the United States, a ratepayer is a person whose property is served by an electricity, water, or telephone company, and who pays for these services. (美国电力、自来水或电话公司的)消费者
The new law could create a 'no lose' situation for the phone companies that could leave ratepayers worse off.