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- DictionaryRate/rāt/
noun
- 1. a measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against some other quantity or measure: "the crime rate rose by 26 percent"
- 2. a fixed price paid or charged for something, especially goods or services: "advertising rates"
verb
- 1. assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale: "they were asked to rate their ability at different driving maneuvers"
- 2. consider to be of a certain quality, standard, or rank: "the program has been rated a great success"
1. the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans. 2. a certain amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing: at the rate of 60 miles an hour. 3. a fixed charge per unit of quantity: a rate of 10 cents a pound.
[countable] a measurement of the number of times something happens or something does something during a particular period. We have seen a reduction in the crime rate over the last 12 months. a high success/failure rate. the youth unemployment rate. His pulse rate dropped suddenly. rate of something a high/low/rising rate of unemployment.
4 days ago · 1. countable noun. The rate at which something happens is the speed with which it happens. The rate at which hair grows can be agonisingly slow. The world's tropical forests are disappearing at an even faster rate than experts had thought. Synonyms: speed, pace, tempo, velocity More Synonyms of rate. 2. countable noun.
Definition of rate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a fixed amount of money given for something: the interest / exchange rate. rates of pay. rate noun [C] (SPEED) B2. the speed at which something happens: the rate of progress. at this rate. used before saying what will happen if a situation continues in the same way: At this rate we're not going to be there till midnight. at any rate.
Definition of rate noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of RATE. [count] 1. : the speed at which something happens over a particular period of time. The cold weather meant a slower growing rate for many crops. At the rate we're moving, it will be morning before we arrive. People work at different rates. [+] more examples. 2.
