poor rate

noun

A rate or tax for the support of the poor.

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Meanings

nounpoor rate (plural poor rates)

plural poor rates

  1. historicalA rate or tax for the support of the poor.
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APA

poor rate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor%20rate

MLA

“poor rate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor%20rate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poor rate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor%20rate.

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