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- Dictionaryrate/reɪt/
noun
- 1. a measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against another quantity or measure: "the island has the lowest crime rate in the world"
- 2. a fixed price paid or charged for something: "a £3.40 minimum hourly rate of pay" Similar
verb
- 1. assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale: "they were asked to rate their ability at different driving manoeuvres" Similar
- 2. consider to be of a certain quality or standard: "Atkinson rates him as Europe's top defender" Similar
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The meaning of RATE is a quantity, amount, or degree of something measured per unit of something else. How to use rate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rate.
a measurement of the speed at which something happens or changes, or the number of times it happens or changes, within a particular period: the rate of change / decay. rates of digestion /oxygenation. We have relatively low unemployment rates these days.
Rate definition: the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation. See examples of RATE used in a sentence.
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.
noun. amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis. “a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5”. synonyms: charge per unit. see more. noun. a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit. “they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour”. “the rate of change was faster than expected”.
RATE definition: 1. how often something happens, or how many people something happens to: 2. a fixed amount of…. Learn more.
Definition of rate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The rate at which something happens is the number of times it happens over a period of time or in a particular group.
Definition of rate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Some common synonyms of rate are appraise, assess, estimate, evaluate, and value. While all these words mean "to judge something with respect to its worth or significance," rate adds to estimate the notion of placing a thing according to a scale of values.
