1N-COUNT (英國)地方稅納稅人 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. (英國)地方稅納稅人
The Conservatives saw this as stopping the waste of ratepayers' money.
保守黨人認爲這是在遏制浪費納稅人的錢。
2N-COUNT (美國電力、自來水或電話公司的)消費者 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. (美國電力、自來水或電話公司的)消費者
The new law could create a 'no lose' situation for the phone companies that could leave ratepayers worse off.