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starting rate

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) a rate of income tax below the basic rate

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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How that starting rate is set is opaque.

From MarketWatch Apr. 1, 2026

The brand made a splash when it launched thanks to its eye-popping $100,000 annual membership—a price that makes the current starting rate of $40,000 sound reasonable.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

But she maintained that the $80 monthly fee — a discount she was grandfathered into, $40 below the current starting rate of $120 a month — for her is money well spent.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2025

The starting rate for NI changed from 10% to 8% for 27 million workers on 6 April 2024.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2024

The starting rate is reduced to the finishing rate when the cells begin to gas.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.

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