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Definition: Meaning of, rate in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / reɪt /

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rate rates
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  1. number the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a certain period
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  2. money a charge or payment that is set according to a standard scale
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  3. speed the speed at which something happens over a period of time
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  4. at any rate spoken used when you are stating one definite fact in a situation that is uncertain or unsatisfactory [=  anyway]
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  5. at any rate spoken used to introduce a statement that is more important than what was said before [=  anyway]
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  6. at this rate spoken used to say what will happen if things continue to happen in the same way as now
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  7. first-rate/second-rate/third-rate of good, bad, or very bad quality
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  8. at a rate of knots British English informal very quickly
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  9. rates [plural] a local tax, paid before 1990 by owners of buildings in Britain
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
rate rated rated
Present Participle Third Person Singular
rating rates
  1. [transitive] to think that someone or something has a particular quality, value, or standard
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  2. [intransitive] to be considered as having a particular quality, value, or standard
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  3. [transitive] British English informal if you rate someone or something, you think they are very good
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  4. rate somebody's chances (of doing something) British English spoken if you do not rate someone's chances of achieving something, you do not think that it is likely that they will achieve it
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  5. [transitive] informal especially American English to deserve something
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  6. be rated G/U/PG/X etc if a film is rated G, U etc, it is officially judged to be suitable or unsuitable for people of a particular age to see
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rate used in phrases

  • Nyquist rate (noun)
    1. telecommunication the lowest sampling rate that will permit accurate reconstruction of a sampled analog signal
  • Postal Rate Commission (noun)
    1. an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates
  • absentee rate (noun)
    1. the percentage of workers who do not report to work
  • at an equal rate (adverb)
    1. used in legal language
  • at any rate (adverb)
    1. used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
    2. 'leastwise' is informal and 'leastways' is colloquial if nothing else
  • attrition rate (noun)
    1. the rate of shrinkage in size or number
  • bank rate (noun)
    1. the rate of INTEREST charged by banks lending money, decided by a country's main bank [=  interest rate]
  • bargain rate (noun)
    1. a price below the standard price
  • basal metabolic rate (noun)
    1. the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state
  • base rate (noun)
    1. in Britain, the standard rate of INTEREST 1 ( 4), set by the Bank of England, on which all British banks base their charges [↪  prime rate]
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