Meaning of 'rate' (Webster Dictionary)
- Established portion or measure; fixed allowance.
- That which is established as a measure or criterion; degree;
standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate of movement; rate of
interest is the ratio of the interest to the principal, per annum.
- Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost;
charge; as, high or low rates of transportation.
- A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public
use, according to its income or value; esp., in England, a local tax;
as, parish rates; town rates.
- Order; arrangement.
- Ratification; approval.
- The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily
rate; hourly rate; etc.
- The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined
according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate,
etc.
- The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance,
determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc.
- To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the
ship rates as a ship of the line.
- To make an estimate.
- To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price
or degree.
- To assess for the payment of a rate or tax.
- To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount,
value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a
pension.
- To ratify.
- To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure
violently.
Meaning of 'rate' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
Example in sentence:- a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5
Meaning (2):
- the relative speed of progress or change
Example in sentence:- he lived at a fast pace;
- he works at a great rate;
- the pace of events accelerated
Meaning (3):
- a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
Example in sentence:- the dropout rate;
- the literacy rate;
- the retention rate
Meaning (4):
- a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
Example in sentence:- the rate of change was faster than expected;
- they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour
Meaning (5):
- estimate the value of
Example in sentence:- Gold was rated highly among the Romans;
- How would you rate his chances to become President?
Meaning (6):
- assign a rank or rating to
Example in sentence:- how would you rank these students?;
- The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
Meaning (7):
- be worthy of or have a certain rating
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