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   Rate

   /rāt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against some other quantity or measure: "the crime rate rose by 26 percent"
   • ▪ the speed with which something moves, happens, or changes: "your heart rate" Similar speedpacetempovelocitymomentumgaitinformal:cliplick
   • 2. a fixed price paid or charged for something, especially goods or services: "advertising rates" Similar chargepricecosttariffhirefarefigureamountoutlaytaxdutylevytollfeeremunerationpaypaymentwageallowanceinformal:damage
   • ▪ the amount of a charge or payment expressed as a percentage of some other amount, or as a basis of calculation: "you'll find our current interest rate very competitive" Similar percentageratioproportionscalestandard
   • ▪ (in the UK) a tax on land and buildings paid to the local authority by a business, and formerly also by occupants of private property.

   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" Similar assessevaluateappraiseweigh upjudgeestimatecalculatecomputegaugemeasureadjudgevalueput a value ongraderankclassifyclasscategorizepositionplace
   • ▪ assign a standard, optimal, or limiting rating to (a piece of equipment): "its fuel economy is rated at 25 miles a gallon in the city"
   • ▪ assess the value of (a property) for the purpose of levying a local tax.
   • 2. consider to be of a certain quality, standard, or rank: "the program has been rated a great success" Similar consider to bejudge to bereckon to bethink to behold to bedeem to befind to beregardaccountesteemmark down aslook oncount
   • ▪ be regarded in a specified way: "Jeff still rates as one of the nicest people I have ever met"
   • ▪ be worthy of; merit: "the ambassador rated a bulletproof car and a police escort" Similar meritdeservewarrantbe worthy ofbe worthbe entitled tobe deserving ofhave a claim tohave a right to

   Word Origin late Middle English (expressing a notion of ‘estimated value’): from Old French, from medieval Latin rata (from Latin pro rata parte (or portione) ‘according to the proportional share’), from ratus ‘reckoned’, past participle of reri.

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   Rate definition: the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation. See examples of RATE used in a sentence.

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   noun. the relative speed of progress or change. “he works at a great rate ” synonyms: clip, pace. see more. verb. estimate the value of. “How would you rate his chances to become President?” “Gold was rated highly among the Romans” synonyms: value. see more.

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   Rate is a noun or verb that means a quantity or amount measured with respect to another, a charge or payment per unit, or a degree of quality or speed. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage examples of rate in various contexts.

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