top bracket
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftopandbracket
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top
adjective[before noun]
uk/tɒp/us/tɑːp/
at the highest part ...
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bracket
noun
uk/ˈbræk.ɪt/us/ˈbræk.ɪt/
either of two symbols put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing to show that what is between them should be considered as separate from the ...
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(Definition oftopandbracketfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoftop bracket
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A fair system which does not discriminate in favour of the "topbracket" is essential.
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I think that it is right to say that very few of the people in that area are in thetopbracketof salary earners.
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That may be not quite as serious for people in the verytopbracketof salaried earners.
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There can be no dispute about that, because in every way the tax burden has been increased, except for those in thetopbracket.
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Even now, thetopbracketof taxation in this country does not compare all that favourably with our competitors overseas.
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Sometimes knowledgeable and expert people, possibly gourmets of thetopbracket, are not always the best people to decide what is best for the services of this place.
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I hope that he will not use them to take 1p off the basic rate, because that will help most of those in thetopbracket.
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This area is home to thetopbracketsections of society and business, and has the reputation of being very exclusive and very expensive.
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The covered back porch is supported by a single heavy squared timber post withtopbracketmatching the posts on the front porch.
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I am all for taking people out of tax and not so much for reducing tax in the top brackets.
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However, the tax revenue from the top brackets of earners has increased, not fallen.
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