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wage
Verb
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If you wage a battle, war, or campaign for or against something, you fight or work hard for or against it.
After his death in 1990, a five-year battle was waged in court for control of the $72 million estate.
the Iranians hate Iraq for the war that they waged against them for eight years.
This is the beginning of a long legal battle, similar to the campaign waged against the tobacco industry.
rates
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noun
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)