Other Definitions rate (enc)
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Rate| Noun | 1. | 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" charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge" tax rate - rate used to calculate tax liability freight rate, freightage, freight - the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper" 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"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 dose rate - the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit 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" 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 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" tempo, pace - the rate of some repeating event | | | 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"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" | | | Verb | 1. | 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 subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" 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" | |
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