Synonyms

rates

British

/ reɪts /

plural noun

(in some countries) a tax levied on property by a local authority

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Example Sentences

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When the researchers reviewed reports of side effects, they found that people taking statins reported nearly the same rates of most symptoms as those taking a placebo.

From Science Daily

It is for good reason that Arteta rates one of his more recent signings so highly.

From BBC

Actual rates of return on both a house and a stock market portfolio are highly variable.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And with mortgage rates steady around 6.1% for several weeks now, everything is moving in the right direction for improving housing affordability heading into spring,” he added.

From MarketWatch

Yet for people who bought homes in the past three years, paying much higher prices and steeper mortgage rates, delinquencies have been picking up, Taiano noted.

From MarketWatch

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