low-rate

[ loh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

, low-rat·ed, low-rat·ing.

1. to place a low value on:

   a policy of low-rating most modern artists.

Example Sentences

However, cases involving violence against women have a traditionally—and appallingly—low rate of conviction in India.

From The Daily Beast

Analysts say this is attractive, as investors hunt for yield in this current low rate environment.

From The Daily Beast

Banks get a very low rate because they're borrowing for very short periods of time--often overnight, always less than a year.

From The Daily Beast

So-called good thoughts have a high rate of vibration, and those which are called bad ordinarily have a low rate.

From Project Gutenberg

The fact that all shippers got the same low rate was, therefore, no longer a defence.

From Project Gutenberg

The reason for the low rate at Lynchburg was the presence of a rival route,—bananas, coming in through Baltimore.

From Project Gutenberg

The result is that the carrier, in order to secure the tonnage, must accept it at a very low rate, despite the length of the haul.

From Project Gutenberg

The railroad meantime would have suffered a corresponding loss of revenue on all traffic carried at the low rate.

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