ratepayer

noun

rate·​pay·​er ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər 

1

British : taxpayer

2

: one who pays for a utility service and especially electricity according to established rates

Examples of ratepayer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The proposal is meant to ensure that other ratepayers are not saddled with costs associated with building power plants and electric infrastructure necessary for power-hungry data centers. —Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Irvine initially enrolled its ratepayers in the 100% renewable power plan by default, but opted down to basic choice this year to protect them from price shocks. —Claire Wang, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025

These costs will ultimately be borne by ratepayers. —Andria Ventura, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025

In recent Arkansas Public Service Commission filings, the state Attorney General's office and general staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission asked the PSC to deny Entergy's current application to build the plant, citing cost uncertainty and a lack of ratepayer protections. —Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ratepayer

• interlayer
• monolayer
• multilayer
• multiplayer
• overlayer
• assayer
• ballplayer
• betrayer
• bilayer
• bricklayer
• conveyer
• conveyor