higher rate
More per unit
Higher rate refers to an elevated level of taxation, interest, or other measured quantity compared to a standard or baseline.
In British tax terminology, the higher rate is a specific income tax bracket above the basic rate: She earns enough to pay the higher rate.
More generally, it describes any increased percentage or frequency: a higher rate of infection, borrowing at a higher rate.
- premiumAdded cost for better
- elevatedRaised above usual level
- increasedGrew larger in amount
- steeperMore vertically inclined
- surchargeExtra fee added
tax bracket · interest · percentage · inflation · cost of living · costlier · pricier · uptick · hike · boost · going up · climbing · soaring · escalating · markup · spike · jump · tariff
- Irish taxUSC, tax credits, tax returns, tax refunds, tax relief
- UK taxesVAT, income tax, council tax, inheritance tax, corporation tax