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Rate

Noun1.rate - amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
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
2.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 change of 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, morbidity, 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 (usually 1 second); "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"
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
rate of acceleration, jerk - (mechanics) the rate of change of velocity
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 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
words per minute, wpm - the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing)
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"
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, quickness - a rate that is rapid
deliberateness, unhurriedness, slowness, deliberation - a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
Verb1.rate - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
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
judge - form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"
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"
revalue - value anew; "revalue the German Mark"
appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value, measure - place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"

 

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