| 单词 | flat rate |
| 释义 | flat rate noun[C] UKuk/ˈflæt ˌreɪt/us/ˈflæt ˌreɪt/achargethat is the same for everyone: 统一价格；定额收费Clients arechargedat aflatmonthlyrate.按月向客户统一收取定额费用。 a flat-ratecontribution所有人数额相同的定期缴款 Costs & expenses
flat rate| Business Englishflat rate noun[C] ukusaratethat isfixedat aparticularlevelthat does notchange,howevermuchworkis done orhowevermuch aserviceis used: The onlyexceptionsto thisflatratearecallsto 0800 and 0808numbers. They were the first tointroduceflat-ratepricingfortextsandmobilebroadband. aflat-ratecontribution FINANCE arateofintereston aloanthat ischargedon theoriginalamountthat wasborrowed, not on theamountofdebtthat is still to bepaidback: If youborrow£5,000 on a 6%flatrate, you will stillpay6%intereston £5,000 in the lastyear, when most of theloanhas already beenrepaid. Compare APR aratethat is the same for everyone: Employees willcontributeaflatrateof £15monthly. Examplesofflat rateflat rate Electricity is charged at aflatrateper year. From theCambridge English Corpus Co-payments tend to be calculated in a way that combines aflatratedepending on the long-term care allowance and an income-related part. From theCambridge English Corpus All the major federal parties supported the prolongation of theflatratetax. From theCambridge English Corpus For the elderly, theflatrategradually increased, and in 2003, changed to an across-the-board 10% co-insurance rate. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, most benefits are paid at aflatrate. From theCambridge English Corpus The other impractical model was a universal tax-financed pension with aflatrate. From theCambridge English Corpus Since then the allowances are paid at aflatrateirrespective of income, though they rise with the number of children. From theCambridge English Corpus The effect of current plans for state pensions is to restore something closer to aflatratestate pension, but with significant complexity. From theCambridge English Corpus Until 1996, hospitals were reimbursed by health insurance at aflatratepayment per day, independent of diagnosis and therapy. From theCambridge English Corpus Theflatratewas fixed at 5 shillings for men and 2s 6d for women. From theCambridge English Corpus Hendricks (1999, 2001) shows that the growth effects offlatratetaxes depend in important ways on intercohort persistence. From theCambridge English Corpus Running costs are calculated using the horsepower of the motor and the respectiveflatratecharged by the government and the annual repair charges in the reporting year. From theCambridge English Corpus Household expenditures on water-related services varied from 4 per cent to 11 per cent of monthly income as the utility raised theflatrateit charged neighborhoods. From theCambridge English Corpus The latter costs were paid at aflatrate, providing an incentive for cost control; at the same time, skimping on quality was checked through monitoring of standards of care. From theCambridge English Corpus There was a serious drawback to his proposal, however: aflatratecontribution was far too harsh on persons of low income, especially rural but also urban workers. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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