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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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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.
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.
Rate definition: the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation. See examples of RATE used in a sentence.
Definition of rate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure. “the literacy rate ”. “the retention rate ”. “the dropout rate ”. see more. the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole. noun.
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.
the amount, degree, etc. of anything in relation to units of something else. the rate of pay per month, rate of speed per hour. 2. a fixed ratio; proportion. 3. a price or value; specif., the cost per unit of some commodity, service, etc. insurance rate.