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rate ¹  (rt)

n.

1. A quantity measured with respect to another measured quantity: a rate of speed of 60 miles an hour.

2. A measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion: the mortality rate; a tax rate.

3. The cost per unit of a commodity or service: postal rates.

4. A charge or payment calculated in relation to a particular sum or quantity: interest rates.

5. Level of quality.

6. Chiefly British A locally assessed property tax. Often used in the plural.

v. rat·ed, rat·ing, rates

v.tr.

1. To calculate the value of; appraise. See Synonyms at estimate.

2. To place in a particular rank or grade.

3. To regard or account: rated the movie excellent.

4. To value for purposes of taxation.

5. To set a rate for (goods to be shipped).

6. To specify the performance limits of (a machine, for example): This fuse is rated at 50 amperes.

7. Informal To merit or deserve: people that rate special treatment. See Synonyms at earn¹.

v.intr.

1. To be ranked in a particular class.

2. Informal To have status, importance, or influence.

Idiom:

at any rate

1. Whatever the case may be.

2. At least.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin rata, proportion, short for Latin (pr) rat (parte), (according to a) fixed (part), from feminine ablative past participle of rr, to consider, reckon; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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rate ¹

Noun

1. a quantity or amount considered in relation to or measured against another quantity or amount: he was publishing at the rate of about 10 books a year

2. a price or charge with reference to a standard or scale: an exchange rate

3. the speed of progress or change: crime is increasing at an alarming rate

4. a charge made per unit for a commodity or service

5. See rates

6. relative quality: a third-rate power

7. at any rate in any case

Verb

[rating, rated]

1. to assign a position on a scale of relative values: he is rated as one of the top caterers in the country

2. to estimate the value of: we rate your services highly

3. to consider or regard: it could hardly be rated a success

4. to be worthy of: it barely rates a mention

5. Informal to have a high opinion of: the cognoscenti have always rated his political skills [Medieval Latin rata]

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rate ²

Verb

[rating, rated] to scold or criticize severely [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rate - 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" magnitude relation, quantitative relation - a relation between magnitudes acceleration - (physics) a rate of increase of velocity deceleration - (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity attrition rate, rate of attrition - the rate of shrinkage in size or number birth rate, birthrate, fertility, fertility rate, natality - the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year bits per second, bps - (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem) crime rate - the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year data rate - the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information death rate, deathrate, fatality rate, mortality rate, mortality - the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year dose rate - the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sed rate, sedimentation rate - the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation flow rate, rate of flow, flow - the amount of fluid that flows in a given time flux - the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface frequence, frequency, oftenness - the number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older" Gc, GHz, gigacycle, gigacycle per second, gigahertz - 1,000,000,000 periods per second growth rate, rate of growth - the rate of increase in size per unit time cycle per second, cycles/second, hertz, Hz, cps, cycle - the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second inflation rate, rate of inflation - the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis jerk - (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration kc, kHz, kilocycle, kilocycle per second, kilohertz - one thousand periods per second kilometers per hour, kilometres per hour, km/h, kph - the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours) Mc, megacycle, megacycle per second, megahertz, MHz - one million periods per second terahertz, THz - one trillion periods per second metabolic rate - rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period miles per hour, mph - the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours) gait, pace - the rate of moving (especially walking or running) heart rate, pulse rate, pulse - the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health rate of return - the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost rate of respiration, respiratory rate - the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health rev, revolutions per minute, rpm - rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs" sampling rate - (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time solar constant - the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere spacing - the time between occurrences of a repeating event; "some women do not control the spacing of their children" speed, velocity - distance travelled per unit time tempo, pace - the rate of some repeating event
	2.	rate - amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" charge per unit pay rate, rate of pay - amount of money received per unit time; "women's pay rate is lower than men's" installment rate, payment rate, rate of payment, repayment rate - the amount of money paid out per unit time charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge" tax rate - rate used to calculate tax liability interest rate, rate of interest - the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use freight rate, freightage, freight - the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper" depreciation rate, rate of depreciation - the rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to calculate tax deduction exchange rate, rate of exchange - the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another excursion rate - a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket footage - a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done linage, lineage - a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted room rate - the rate charged daily for a hotel room
	3.	rate - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" pace temporal property - a property relating to time fastness, swiftness, speed - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" beat - a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat" celerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness - a rate that is rapid deliberateness, unhurriedness, slowness, deliberation - a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry sluggishness - the pace of things that move relatively slowly; "the sluggishness of the economy"; "the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold"
	4.	rate - 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" proportion - the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
Verb	1.	rate - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" grade, rank, place, range, order superordinate - place in a superior order or rank; "These two notions are superordinated to a third" shortlist - put someone or something on a short list seed - distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds reorder - assign a new order to subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" prioritise, prioritize - assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" sequence - arrange in a sequence downgrade - rate lower; lower in value or esteem upgrade - rate higher; raise in value or esteem pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
	2.	rate - be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	rate - estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans" value revalue - value anew; "revalue the German Mark" appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value, measure - evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"

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rate

noun 1. speed, pace, tempo, velocity, time, measure, gait, frequency

noun 2. degree, standard, scale, proportion, percentage, ratio

noun 3. charge, price, cost, fee, tax, figure, dues, duty, hire, toll, tariff

verb 4. evaluate, consider, rank, reckon, class, value, measure, regard, estimate, count, grade, assess, weigh, esteem, classify, appraise, adjudge

verb 5. deserve, merit, be entitled to, be worthy of at any rate in any case, anyway, nevertheless, anyhow, at all events

Translations

rate [reɪt] n (= ratio) → razón f (= percentage); tanto por ciento (= price); precio: [of hotel] → tarifa; [of interest] → tipo (= speed); velocidad f

vt (= value) → tasar (= estimate); estimar;

to rate as → ser considerado como;

rates npl (BRIT) → impuesto sg municipal (= fees); tarifa sg;

failure rate → porcentaje m de fallos;

pulse rate → pulsaciones fpl por minuto;

rate of pay → tipos mpl de sueldo;

at a rate of 60 kph → a una velocidad de 60 kph;

rate of growth → ritmo de crecimiento;

rate of return (COMM) → tasa de rendimiento;

bank rate → tipo or tasa de interés bancario;

at any rate → en todo caso;

to rate sb/sth highly → tener a algn/algo en alta estima;

the house is rated at £84 per annum (BRIT) → la casa está tasada en 84 libras al año

rate [reɪt] n (= ratio) → taux m, pourcentage m (= speed); vitesse f, rythme m (= price); tarif m

vt (= price) → évaluer, estimer [+ people]; classer (= deserve); mériter;

rates npl (Brit) (= property tax); impôts locaux;

to rate sb/sth as → considérer qn/qch comme;

to rate sb/sth among → classer qn/qch parmi;

to rate sb/sth highly → avoir une haute opinion de qn/qch;

at a rate of 60 kph → à une vitesse de 60 km/h;

at any rate → en tout cas;

rate of exchange → taux or cours m du change;

rate of flow → débit m;

rate of return → (taux de) rendement m;

pulse rate → fréquence f des pulsations

rate [reɪt] n (speed) (of change etc) → Tempo nt;

(of inflation, unemployment etc) → Rate f;

(of interest, taxation) → Satz m (= price); Preis m

vt → einschätzen;

rates npl (Brit) (property tax) → Kommunalabgaben pl;

at a rate of 60 kph → mit einem Tempo von 60 km/h;

rate of growth (Econ) → Wachstumsrate f;

rate of return (Fin) → Rendite f;

pulse rate → Pulszahl f;

at this/that rate → wenn es so weitergeht;

at any rate → auf jeden Fall;

to rate sb/sth as → jdn/etw einschätzen als;

to rate sb/sth among → jdn/etw zählen zu;

to rate sb/sth highly → jdn/etw hoch einschätzen

rate [reɪt] n (= proportion) → tasso, percentuale f (= speed); velocità f inv (= price); tariffa

vt → valutare; stimare;

to rate sb/sth as → valutare qn/qc come;

to rate sb/sth among → annoverare qn/qc tra;

to rate sb/sth highly → stimare molto qn/qc;

at a rate of 60 kph → alla velocità di 60 km all'ora;

rate of exchange → tasso di cambio;

rate of flow → flusso medio;

rate of growth → tasso di crescita;

rate of return → tasso di rendimento;

pulse rate → frequenza delle pulsazioni see also rates

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rate

n rate [reit]

1 the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.koersمُعَدَّلскоростpočetfrekvensdie Rateποσοστόtasa, índicemäärمیزانlukumäärätaux, pourcentageקֶצֶבदरstopaarány, rátaangkatíðni, hlutfall, prósentatasso, percentuale率율, 확률dažnumas, vidutinis skaičiusdaudzums; skaits (laika periodā)kadaraantalprosent, tall, hyppighetprzeciętna (liczba)taxarată, procent(aj)норма; коэффициентpočet, stupeňodstotekstopatal, siffraอัตราoran, nisbet率коефіцієнтشرحtỷ lệ率

2 the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.koers, verhoudingنِسْبَهпроцентpoměr, kvótaprocentdie Quoteαναλογία, ποσοστόporcentajesuheنسبتmääräpourcentageשִׁיעוּרकिसी भी हालत मेंomjerarány(szám)perbandinganhlutfall, prósentapercentuale比率율, 비율proporcija, santykisproporcija; koeficientsnisbahverhoudinghyppighetstosunek, współczynnikproporçãoprocen­tajдоля, процентpomer, podieldeležstopafrekvensอัตราต่อหน่วยoran, nisbet比率пропорціяتناسبtỷ lệ比率

3 the speed with which something happens or is done He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.pasسُرْعَهтемпоrychlosthastigheddie Geschwindigkeitρυθμόςvelocidad, ritmotempoسرعتvauhti, nopeusvitesseקֶצֶבदरbrzinasebességkecepatanhraðiritmo, velocità速さ속도sparta, tempastemps; ātrumskadartempotempo, farttempovelocidaderitm; vitezăскорость; темпrýchlosť, tempohitrostbrzinahastighet, fart, taktอัตราความเร็วhız, sürat速度，速率швидкість; темпرفتارtốc độ速度，速率

4 the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something) What is the rate of pay for this job?vlakمُسْتَوىстойностtarif, sazba(løn-)satsder Satzτιμή, επίπεδοtarifataseنرخ؛ درصدtasotarifשַׁעַרदरstopa, postotaktarifatingkattaxtitariffa相場시세, 가격dydis, norma, tarifastarifs; norma; likmekosniveautakst, satsstawkatarifatarifставкаtarifa, sadzba, cenatarifacenapris, belopp, kostnadราคาoran, nisbet; saptanmış ücret費用，价格тариф; розцінкаقیمتmức; giá费用，价格

5 (usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc. belastingضَريبَهданък сградиpoplatekkommuneskatdie Kommunalsteuerδημοτικά τέλη (πληθ.)contribución municipal, impuestos municipaleskohalik maksمالیت بر ملک؛ عوارض شهرداریveroimpôts locauxמַס עִירוֹנִיस्थानीय आवश्यकताओं के लिए लगाया हुआ कर, स्थानीय करopćinski prirezhelyi adópajakskattur(imposta locale)税金(영국의) 지방세komunalinis mokestisīpašuma nodokliscukaigemeentebelastingkommuneskattpodatek lokalnyimposto localimpozitместный налогpoplatok, taxapristojbinaporezkommunalskattภาษีโรงเรือนbina vergisi（英國）地方稅місцевий податокمحصولthuế địa phương（英国）地方税

v

to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.gradeerيُقَيِّم، يُعْطي قيمَهизчислявамhodnotit, být ceněnvurdere; regneseinschätzen, gelten alsλογαριάζω, λογαριάζομαι, μετρώestimar, tasar, valorarhindamaبر آورد کردن؛ ارزیابی کردنarvostaa, yltääassigner une valeur à; être évaluéלְהַעֲרִיךदर नियत करनाprocijenitibecsülmenilaimetavalutare, giudicare評価する평가받다; 평가하다vertinti, būti vertinamamvērtēt; tikt vērtētammenganggarkanschatten, geschat wordenvurdere, anslå, regnesoceniać, być zaliczonymclassificar(-se)a aprecia; a fi apreciat; a evaluaоценивать; котироватьсяhodnotiť; byť ohodnotenýcenitiprocenitiuppskatta, värderaประเมินค่าdeğerlendirmek, saymak對...評价оцінювати(ся)اندازہ لگاناđánh giá对...评价

n ˈrating

1 (usually in plural) the position of importance, popularity etc (of a person, thing etc) This television programme has had some very bad ratings recently.graderingتَصْنيف، تَقْدير الرُّتْبَهрейтингohlasbedømmelse; seertaldie Quoteκατάταξη, αποτέλεσμα δημοσκόπησηςíndice de audiencia (televisión); clasificación, posiciónreiting, populaarsusnäit(درجه بندی؛ طبقه بندی فیلم های سینمایی ( از نظر مناسب بودن برای نوجوانانcoteדִירוּגकर, शुल्कocjenaminősítés; nézettségperingkatvinsældir samkvæmt könnunascolto;格付け평가, 견적; 신용도reitingas, vertinimasreitings; vērtējumspemeringkatanwaarderingscijfer; kijkcijferoppslutning, anseelse; seertallklasyfikacja, notowanieclassificaçãorating, cotă de popu­lari­tateрейтингohlasocena, gledanostrejtingpopularitet, tittarsiffrorการจัดอันดับฐานะการเงินและความน่าเชื่อถือreyting, seyredilme oranı等級рейтингدرجہ بندیsự xếp loại等级

2 an ordinary sailor, as opposed to an officer. manskapبَحّار عاديматросprostý námořníkmenig marinerder einfache Matroseναύτηςmarinerolihtmadrusدرجه دار؛ مهناویmerimiesmatelotמלחश्रेणी, वर्गmornar bez činatengerészközlegénykelasióbreyttur sjóliðimarinaio水兵수병jūreivisierindas jūrniekskelasi bawahanmatroosmenig i sjøforsvaretmarynarzmarinheiromatelotматросprostý námorníknavaden mornarobičan mornarmatros, menigลูกเรือer水手，船員рядовий морякایک معمولی جہاز راںhạ sĩ quan水手，船员

at this, *at that rate

if this or if that is the case; if this or if that continues He says that he isn't sure whether we'll be allowed to finish, but at that rate we might as well not start.teen hierdie tempoإذا كان الأمرُ كَذلك، إذا صَحَّ ذلكс такава скоростv tom případěpå denne mådeunter diesen Umständenσε αυτήν την περίπτωση, αν είναι έτσιen ese caso; a este pasosel juhulبه این طریق؛ اگر وضع بدین طریق باشدtätä menoaà ce compte làבַּקֶצֶב הַזֶהयदि परिस्थितियां इसी तरह रहीं, तो, तबu tom slučajuha ez így megy továbbkalau begitu, jika demikianmeð þessu áframhaldidi questo/quel passoこのぶんでは이런/그런 식이라면, 이래/그래 가지고는šiuo/tuo atvejutādā gadījumāperingkatin dat gevali så fall, i dette tempoetw takim wypadku/raziea ser/continuar assimîn cazul acestaв таком случаеv tom prípadena ta načinu tom slučajui så fallตรงจุดนั้น เวลานั้นbu gidişle, böyle giderse這樣或那樣的話в такому випадкуاس رفتار سےtrong trường hợp này这样或那样的话

rate of exchange

the relative values of the currencies of two or more countries I want to change some dollars into francs – what is the rate of exchange?wisselkoersقيمَة التَّبْديلкурсdevizový kurzvalutakurs; vekselkursder Wechselkursτιμή συναλλάγματοςtipo de cambiorahavahetuskurssنرخ ارزvaihtokurssitaux de changeשַׁעַר חֲלִיפִיןमानक मुद्रा दरvalutni tečajvaluta-, devizaárfolyamkursgengi (gjaldmiðla)cambio為替相場환율(valiutos) keitimo kursasvalūtas (maiņas) kurssnilaikoersvalutakurskurs wymianytaxa de câmbiocurs/rată de schimbобменный курсdevízový kurz, výmenný kurz valútmenjalni tečajdevizni kursväxelkursอัตราแลกเปลี่ยนเงินตราdöviz kuru兌換率курс обміну валютиزر مبادلہtỷ giá hối đoái兑换率