tax rate

American  

noun

1. the percentage of the value of a property to be paid as a tax.

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tax rate British  

noun

1. the percentage of income, wealth, etc, assessed as payable in taxation

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Etymology

Origin of tax rate

First recorded in 1875–80

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tax rate

For some clients, the resulting savings are small, a function of the size of their IRAs and the difference between their current tax rate and their future tax rate.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The starting point is to tax these amounts as ordinary income, not capital gains, but on certain property the tax rate is capped at a more favorable 25%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

High value residents pay a 20% tax rate on the first £1.25m of worldwide income, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Canada plans to lower its effective tax rate by allowing businesses to immediately expense money spent on most new assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The second feature in the new analysis concerns the dynamic marginal tax rate.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus

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