Rate

[reɪt] or [ret]

Definition

(noun.) amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; 'a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5'.

(noun.) 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'.

(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'.

(verb.) assign a rank or rating to; 'how would you rank these students?'; 'The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide'.

(verb.) estimate the value of; 'How would you rate his chances to become President?'; 'Gold was rated highly among the Romans'.

(verb.) be worthy of or have a certain rating; 'This bond rates highly'.

Inputed by Effie--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t. & i.) To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently.

(n.) Established portion or measure; fixed allowance.

(n.) 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.

(n.) Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost; charge; as, high or low rates of transportation.

(n.) 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.

(n.) Order; arrangement.

(n.) Ratification; approval.

(n.) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc.

(n.) The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc.

(n.) The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc.

(v. t.) To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree.

(v. t.) To assess for the payment of a rate or tax.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To ratify.

(v. i.) To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship rates as a ship of the line.

(v. i.) To make an estimate.

Typed by Audrey

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Standard, fixed measure.[2]. Cost, price.[3]. Worth, value, valuation, estimation, rank.[4]. Proportion, ratio, degree.[5]. Tax, assessment, impost, charge, duty.

v. a. [1]. Estimate, value, appraise, set a value on.[2]. Scold, chide, reprimand, berate.[3]. Abuse, vilify, defame.

Inputed by Laura

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Compute, calculate, estimate, value, scold, abuse, appraise,[See APPRAISE],[See COMPUTE_and_ABUSE]

SYN:Tax, impost, assessment, duty, standard, allowance, ratio, quota, worth, price,value,[See PRICE]

Typed by Belinda

Definition

v.t. to tax: to scold: to chide: to reprove.

n. a ratio or proportion: allowance: standard: value: price: the class of a ship and of seamen: movement as fast or slow: a tax.—v.t. to calculate: to estimate: to settle the relative rank scale or position of.—v.i. to make an estimate: to be placed in a certain class: to ratify.—ns. Rātabil′ity Rā′tableness quality of being ratable.—adj. Rā′table Rā′teable that may be rated or set at a certain value: subject to taxation.—adv. Rā′tably.—ns. Rāte′-book a book of valuations; Rāte′payer one who pays a local tax.—adj. Rāte′paying paying or relating to an assessed local tax.—ns. Rā′ter one who makes an estimate; Rāte′-tithe a tithe paid for sheep and cattle; Rā′ting a fixing of rates: classification according to rank or grade.—At any rate by any means; By no rate by no means.

Edited by Leah

Examples

Typist: Randall

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