rate

[ reyt ]

/ reɪt /

noun

the 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.

price; cost: to cut rates on all home furnishings.

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.

verb (used with object), rat·ed, rat·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), rat·ed, rat·ing.

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.

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Idioms for 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

1375–1425; (noun) late Middle English rate monetary value, estimated amount, proportional part < Medieval Latin rata < Latin (prō) ratā (parte) (according to) an estimated (part), ratā ablative singular of rata, feminine of ratus, past participle of rērī to judge; (v.) late Middle English raten to estimate the value (of), derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR rate

5 pace.

15 rank, classify, measure.

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Words nearby rate

ratch, ratchet, ratchet effect, ratchet jack, ratchet wheel, rate, rate base, rate card, rate of exchange, rate of return, rate-cap

Definition for rate (2 of 2)

rate²

[ reyt ]

/ reɪt /

verb (used with or without object), rat·ed, rat·ing.

to chide vehemently; scold.

Origin of rate

1350–1400; Middle English (a)raten, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Norwegian rata to reject

OTHER WORDS FROM rate

rat·er, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for rate

At any rate, policy can enforce equal rights and foster equal opportunity.
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The rate of violent crime had nearly doubled, so Republicans took ownership of that issue.
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And the rate reaches 94 percent for unauthorized foreign men.
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The rate of partner violence dwarfs the number of women who experience sexual assault from a stranger (7%).
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This week, they launched a review section that will allow users to rate dispensaries on things like “quality” and “ambience.”
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House-rent is recorded at the rate of thirty dollars a year.
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Experience, at this rate, would be much like a paint of which the world pictures were made.
Essays in Radical Empiricism|William James
"But Delphine at any rate loves her father," he said to himself.
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At any rate, if this be not strictly true,22 my mind is the most important and dominant element within me.
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And there are, at any rate, some leading principles that I feel justified in laying down with confidence.
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British Dictionary definitions for rate (1 of 2)

rate¹

/ (reɪt) /

noun

a quantity or amount considered in relation to or measured against another quantity or amounta rate of 70 miles an hour

a price or charge with reference to a standard or scalerate 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; pacehe 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

verb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to assign or receive a position on a scale of relative values; rankhe is rated fifth in the world

to estimate the value of; evaluatewe rate your services highly

to be worthy of; deservethis hotel does not rate four stars

to consider; regardI rate him among my friends

British to assess the value of (property) for the purpose of local taxation

slang to think highly ofthe clients do not rate the new system

Word Origin for rate

C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin rata, from Latin prō ratā parte according to a fixed proportion, from ratus fixed, from rērī to think, decide

British Dictionary definitions for rate (2 of 2)

rate²

/ (reɪt) /

verb

(tr) to scold or criticize severely; rebuke harshly

Word Origin for rate

C14: perhaps related to Swedish rata to chide

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Medical definitions for rate

rate

[ rāt ]

n.

A quantity measured with respect to another measured quantity.

A measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion.

Idioms and Phrases with rate

rate

see at any rate; at this rate; x-rated.

rate

noun

verb (used with object), rat·ed, rat·ing.

verb (used without object), rat·ed, rat·ing.

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verb (used with or without object), rat·ed, rat·ing.

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noun

verb (mainly tr)

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verb

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