poor rate
Britishnoun
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Still, he declared that, in spite of this poor rate of compensation, he was enabled to save enough to make a partial payment on a small dwelling for himself.
From Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made by McCabe, James Dabney
The call to prayer; the Kiblah, or place to which the face was turned in prayer, changed from Jerusalem to Mecca; the fast of Ramadhan, and the tithe, or poor rate, instituted.
From Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature by Arbuthnot, F. F.
In a very short time corn went down to a comparatively low rate, and the poor rate for Royston, Herts., went down to L355 18s. 3d., or little more than one-third of the previous year!
From Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King by Kingston, Alfred
The landlord had to pay half the poor rate of the Government Valuation if a holding was £4 or upward, and all the poor rate if it was under £4.
From About Ireland by Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn)
These expenses are payable out of a common fund which is raised out of the poor rate of the several parishes in the district, according to the rateable value of each.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various
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