zero-rated
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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VAT is levied at a standard rate of 20% on most goods and services in the UK, unless they are classed as reduced or zero-rated.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Former FCC officials say the new limits on zero-rated data plans are based on policy analysis that the federal agency undertook in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2018
Its growth has been fuelled by the fact that it is zero-rated by some of the country’s mobile phone operators, meaning people don’t have to pay data charges to use it.
From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2018
"Zero-rating may provide an unfair advantage to the provider of the content that is zero-rated, compared to other content providers or potential new entrants," staffers with the Electronic Frontier Foundation wrote in a February post.
From US News • Jul. 15, 2016
Facebook partners with mobile carriers to offer zero-rated services, and the program was formerly marketed as Internet.org or “Facebook Zero.”
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2016
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