HyperDic: poor_rates

English > 1 sense of the expression *poor rates*:
NOUN	possession	poor rates	a local tax for the relief of the poor

English > *poor rates*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	A local tax for the relief of the poor.
Region	United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain	A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broader	rates	A local tax on property (usually used in the plural)