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mate's rates
plural noun
- informal.preferential rates of payment offered to a friend
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He attacked cuts to disability benefits and criticised "mate's rates" corporate tax deals - but welcomed a new levy on sugary drinks.
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He claimed the shares had been sold off at "mate's rates" to Mr Cameron's "friends in the City".
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Stephenson believes it may be even more of a family affair, as a G Townsend is recorded as working for the Southwark pottery at the same date: he is convinced it must be a relative, and that Townsend got "mate's rates" when he commissioned the handsome bowl.
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