ratepayer
noun
rate·pay·er
ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 
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The city system buying less water means the water authority’s other member agencies could get stuck passing along higher rates to ratepayers to compensate for the agency’s falling revenues.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
The utilities also offer some energy efficiency programs for ratepayers, including renters, homeowners and businesses.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Assembly Bill 1167 will generally prohibit utilities from using money collected from ratepayers for certain lobbying activities and promotional advertising.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The goal is to limit the amount of ratepayer money spent on costly infrastructure that the state hopes to phase out in the coming decades as part of its climate goals.
—NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
The utilities also offer some energy efficiency programs for ratepayers, including renters, homeowners and businesses.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Assembly Bill 1167 will generally prohibit utilities from using money collected from ratepayers for certain lobbying activities and promotional advertising.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The goal is to limit the amount of ratepayer money spent on costly infrastructure that the state hopes to phase out in the coming decades as part of its climate goals.
—NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ratepayer
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“Ratepayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ratepayer. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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