rate
1the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing and used as a standard or measure: at the rate of 60 miles an hour.
a fixed charge per unit of quantity: a rate of 10 cents a pound.
degree of speed, progress, etc.: to work at a rapid rate.
degree or comparative extent of action or procedure: the rate of increase in work output.
relative condition or quality; grade, class, or sort.
assigned position in any of a series of graded classes; rating.
Insurance. the premium charge per unit of insurance.
a charge by a common carrier for transportation, sometimes including certain services involved in rendering such transportation.
a wage paid on a specified time basis: a salary figured on an hourly rate.
a charge or price established in accordance with a scale or standard: hotel rates based on length of stay.
Horology. the relative adherence of a timepiece to perfect timekeeping, measured in terms of the amount of time gained or lost within a certain period.
Usually rates. British.
a tax on property for some local purpose.
any tax assessed and paid to a local government, as any city tax or district tax.
to estimate the value or worth of; appraise: to rate a student's class performance.
to esteem, consider, or account: He was rated one of the best writers around.
to fix at a certain rate, as of charge or payment.
to value for purposes of taxation or the like.
to make subject to the payment of a certain rate or tax.
to place in a certain rank, class, etc., as a ship or a sailor; give a specific rating to.
to be considered or treated as worthy of; merit: an event that doesn't even rate a mention in most histories of the period.
to arrange for the conveyance of (goods) at a certain rate.
to have value, standing, etc.: a performance that didn't rate very high in the competition.
to have position in a certain class.
to rank very high in estimation: The new teacher really rates with our class.
Idioms about rate
at any rate,
in any event; in any case.
at least: It was a mediocre film, but at any rate there was one outstanding individual performance.
Origin of rate
1Other words for rate
Words Nearby rate
Other definitions for rate (2 of 2)
to chide vehemently; scold.
Origin of rate
2Other words from rate
- rater, noun
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How to use rate in a sentence
If Republican-run Mississippi, with its Covid-19 death rate of 93 per 100,000, was a country, it would be in the top three globally, after San Marino and Peru.
Trump says US Covid-19 deaths would be low if you excluded blue states. That’s wrong. | German Lopez | September 17, 2020 | VoxFounders Pledge estimates that a donation to this group would avert CO2 at a rate of $1 per metric ton.
Want to fight climate change effectively? Here’s where to donate your money. | Sigal Samuel | September 17, 2020 | VoxPublishers are broadly seeing upticks in programmatic ads rates over the last two months.
‘We’re about hiring journalists’: Insider Inc. launches third global news hub in Singapore | Lucinda Southern | September 17, 2020 | DigidayThe region will fall to the worst tier of the state’s reopening system if the high rate continues for another week.
North County Report: Schools Are Reopening for Students Most in Need | Kayla Jimenez | September 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoSan Diego County’s coronavirus case rate is now surging, thanks in part to rising cases at San Diego State University.
North County Report: Schools Are Reopening for Students Most in Need | Kayla Jimenez | September 16, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Historically the reelection rate for members of Congress is in the area of 95 percent.
With a mortality rate of 70 percent, the more cases that arise, the deadlier this epidemic becomes.
The accident rate in Asia has marred what was in 2014 a banner year for aviation safety.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501 | Clive Irving | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAt any rate, policy can enforce equal rights and foster equal opportunity.
Albuquerque Economic Development, a private non-profit, estimates the five year growth rate at almost double the U.S. in general.
In future years the poor-rate (so-called) will include, in addition to these, all other rates levyable by the Corporation.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellAt any rate his stirring advice and the dispatches he brought roused the military authorities at Meerut into activity.
The Red Year | Louis TracyIf we turn again in a new direction, it will at any rate not be in the direction of a return to autocratic mediævalism.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockOf course he was contemplating the application of a "two year old hickory," as he went on at the rate of two forty.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousHis arm was drawn around the drum, and finally his whole body was drawn over the shaft, at a fearful rate.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | Various
British Dictionary definitions for rate (1 of 2)
/ (reɪt) /
a quantity or amount considered in relation to or measured against another quantity or amount: a rate of 70 miles an hour
a price or charge with reference to a standard or scale: rate of interest; rate of discount
(as modifier): a rate card
a charge made per unit for a commodity, service, etc
See rates
the relative speed of progress or change of something variable; pace: he works at a great rate; the rate of production has doubled
relative quality; class or grade
(in combination): first-rate ideas
statistics a measure of the frequency of occurrence of a given event, such as births and deaths, usually expressed as the number of times the event occurs for every thousand of the total population considered
a wage calculated against a unit of time
the amount of gain or loss of a timepiece
at any rate in any case; at all events; anyway
(also intr) to assign or receive a position on a scale of relative values; rank: he is rated fifth in the world
to estimate the value of; evaluate: we rate your services highly
to be worthy of; deserve: this hotel does not rate four stars
to consider; regard: I rate him among my friends
British to assess the value of (property) for the purpose of local taxation
slang to think highly of: the clients do not rate the new system
Origin of rate
1British Dictionary definitions for rate (2 of 2)
/ (reɪt) /
(tr) to scold or criticize severely; rebuke harshly
Origin of rate
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with rate
see at any rate; at this rate; x-rated.
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