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tax rate

tax rate

168 2.3
The percent of income or profit that you must pay to the government
  • noun
  • /tæks reɪt/
translation icon : tasa impositiva
  • State A has a tax rate of 8%, and State B has a 5% rate.
  • marginal tax rate
  • effective tax rate
  • low tax rate

And we need to not have a special tax rate for capital gains.

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Examples

  • The state has a progressive tax rate, which means higher earners pay a larger percentage.

  • Tax revenues are the tax rate times the tax base.

  • When your uncle was president, he seemed to have the idea that a lower tax rate brought about a higher tax revenue.

  • Then your question is what will your tax rate be on your short term capital gains?

  • So each of them is now going to pay if the tax rate stays the same.

  • Take a look at what is the average tax rate in Germany, Sweden, France and see if you want to pay that.

  • During these years a lot of people got rich and they had to pay a top tax rate of 90%.

  • Both are initiatives that would change tax rates and affect the state's education system.

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  • They argue that the average tax rate paid by people at the top has fallen over time.

  • If we can bring spending down and tax rates down, it'll be less destructive of economic growth.

How High

tax rate
168 2.3
tax cut
599 3.2
tax-free
27 2.9

Surface Forms

tax rate singular
tax rates plural

Morphology

tax + rate

The meaning 'the percentage at which an individual or corporation is taxed' is directly derivable from combining 'tax' (a government charge) with 'rate' (a level or percentage/price). This noun-noun compositional pattern is common in English and in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Tax rate combines tax (money paid to the government) and rate (how much you pay per amount of income), so it means the 'percent' of income taken as tax.