basic rate

noun

the standard or lowest level on a scale of money payable, esp in taxation

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How to use basic rate in a sentence

But the basic rate to the East and Europe, fixing the all-rail rates, is the combined lake and rail.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. Ripley
These rates vary from about one-third to more than double the basic rate.
Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
It would also permit the President to raise the basic rate from 20% to 25%.
The Invisible Government | Dan Smoot

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