rate base
rate base. The investment amount or property value on which a company, esp. a public utility, is allowed to earn a particular rate of return. [Cases: Public Utilities 124. C.J.S. Public Utilities §§ 23–26, 30–33, 48–49.]
rate base. The investment amount or property value on which a company, esp. a public utility, is allowed to earn a particular rate of return. [Cases: Public Utilities 124. C.J.S. Public Utilities §§ 23–26, 30–33, 48–49.]
rate base 费率基数;收益率基数 某些管理机构为公用事业公司等订立的,在计算投资收益率时使用的一种经济参数,只有该公司的总收入超过所订基数时才能获得特定的投资收益率。该种基数体现了该公司为提供规范服务所必须投入的且已投入的正在使用的财产或投资的公平市场价值。