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Definition of Rate
1. Verb. Assign a rank or rating to. "Sam and Sue rate the movie "; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
Specialized synonyms: Superordinate, Shortlist, Seed, Reorder, Subordinate, Prioritise, Prioritize, Sequence, Downgrade, Upgrade
Generic synonyms: Evaluate, Judge, Pass Judgment
Derivative terms: Gradation, Gradation, Grade, Grade, Grader, Grading, Order, Ordering, Place, Rank
2. Noun. A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit. "The rate of change was faster than expected"
Specialized synonyms: Acceleration, Deceleration, Attrition Rate, Rate Of Attrition, Birth Rate, Birthrate, Fertility, Fertility Rate, Natality, Bits Per Second, Bps, Crime Rate, Data Rate, Death Rate, Deathrate, Fatality Rate, Mortality, Mortality Rate, Dose Rate, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Esr, Sed Rate, Sedimentation Rate, Flow, Flow Rate, Rate Of Flow, Flux, Frequence, Frequency, Oftenness, Gc, Ghz, Gigacycle, Gigacycle Per Second, Gigahertz, Growth Rate, Rate Of Growth, Cps, Cycle, Cycle Per Second, Cycles/second, Hertz, Hz, Inflation Rate, Rate Of Inflation, Jerk, Kc, Khz, Kilocycle, Kilocycle Per Second, Kilohertz, Kilometers Per Hour, Kilometres Per Hour, Km/h, Kph, Mc, Megacycle, Megacycle Per Second, Megahertz, Mhz, Terahertz, Thz, Metabolic Rate, Miles Per Hour, Mph, Gait, Pace, Heart Rate, Pulse, Pulse Rate, Rate Of Return, Rate Of Respiration, Respiratory Rate, Rev, Revolutions Per Minute, Rpm, Sampling Rate, Solar Constant, Spacing, Speed, Velocity, Pace, Tempo, Words Per Minute, Wpm
3. Verb. Be worthy of or have a certain rating. "This bond rates highly"
4. Noun. Amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis. "A 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
Specialized synonyms: Pay Rate, Rate Of Pay, Installment Rate, Payment Rate, Rate Of Payment, Repayment Rate, Tax Rate, Interest Rate, Rate Of Interest, Freight, Freight Rate, Freightage, Depreciation Rate, Rate Of Depreciation, Exchange Rate, Rate Of Exchange, Excursion Rate, Footage, Linage, Lineage, Room Rate
Generic synonyms: Charge
5. Verb. Estimate the value of. "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
Specialized synonyms: Revalue
Generic synonyms: Appraise, Assess, Evaluate, Measure, Valuate, Value
Derivative terms: Rating, Rating
6. Noun. The relative speed of progress or change. "The pace of events accelerated"
Generic synonyms: Temporal Property
Specialized synonyms: Fastness, Speed, Swiftness, Beat, Celerity, Quickness, Rapidity, Rapidness, Speediness, Deliberateness, Deliberation, Slowness, Unhurriedness, Sluggishness
Derivative terms: Pace, Pace
7. Noun. A quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure. "The dropout rate"
Definition of Rate
1. v. t. & i. To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently.
2. n. Established portion or measure; fixed allowance.
3. v. t. To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree.
4. v. i. To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship rates as a ship of the line.
Definition of Rate
1. Noun. (obsolete) The estimated worth of something; value. (defdate 15th-19th c.) ¹
2. Noun. The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. (defdate from 15th c.) ¹
3. Noun. Speed. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
4. Noun. The relative speed of change or progress. (defdate from 18th c.) ¹
5. Noun. The price of (an individual) thing; cost. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
6. Noun. A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
7. Noun. A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time. ¹
8. Noun. Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
9. Noun. (nautical) A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level. ¹
11. Verb. (transitive) To evaluate or estimate the value of. ¹
12. Verb. (transitive) To consider or regard. ¹
13. Verb. (transitive) To deserve; to be worth. ¹
14. Verb. (transitive) To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device. ¹
15. Verb. (transitive) (''chiefly (British) '') To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation. ¹
16. Verb. (transitive) (informal) To like; to think highly of. ¹
17. Verb. (intransitive) To have position (in a certain class). ¹
18. Verb. (intransitive) To have value or standing. ¹
19. Verb. (transitive) To berate, scold. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rate
1. to estimate the value of [v RATED, RATING, RATES]
Medical Definition of Rate
1. The number of occurrences in one minute (for example respiratory rate, heart rate) (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rate
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