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1. | [ noun ] (business) amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis | |
Synonyms: | charge_per_unit | |
Examples: | "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" |
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Related terms: | charge pay_rate interest_rate rate_of_exchange footage tax_rate room_rate excursion_rate rate_of_depreciation linage freight payment_rate | |
2. | [ noun ] a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit | |
Examples: | "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour" "the rate of change was faster than expected" |
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Related terms: | magnitude_relation speed flux frequency pace flow revolutions_per_minute megahertz miles_per_hour growth_rate Hertz kilohertz acceleration pulse attrition_rate spacing tempo rate_of_respiration terahertz inflation_rate jerk dose_rate deathrate kilometers_per_hour metabolic_rate erythrocyte_sedimentation_rate bits_per_second solar_constant gigahertz words_per_minute data_rate sampling_rate crime_rate birthrate | |
3. | [ noun ] the relative speed of progress or change | |
Synonyms: | pace | |
Examples: | "he lived at a fast pace" "he works at a great rate" "the pace of events accelerated" |
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Related terms: | temporal_property speed celerity slowness beat pace | |
4. | [ noun ] (British) a local tax on property (usually used in the plural) | |
Related terms: | tax poor_rate | |
5. | [ verb ] assign a rank or rating to | |
Synonyms: | place rank grade order range | |
Examples: | "how would you rank these students?" "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" |
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Related terms: | judge downgrade upgrade subordinate reorder sequence shortlist superordinate prioritize seed order rank order place gradation grader gradation | |
6. | [ verb ] be worthy of or have a certain rating | |
Synonyms: | deserve merit | |
Examples: | "This bond rates highly" |
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Related terms: | be rating | |
7. | [ verb ] estimate the value of | |
Synonyms: | value | |
Examples: | "How would you rate his chances to become President?" "Gold was rated highly among the Romans" |
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Related terms: | measure revalue evaluation | |
Similar spelling: |
rat ratty Ratti Raitt raita rad Rath raid Rady Rado Rada |