1rate1 (reɪt
)
Definitions
noun
- a quantity or amount considered in relation to or measured against another quantity or amount ⇒
a rate of 70 miles an hour
- a price or charge with reference to a standard or scale ⇒
rate of interest
rate of discount
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a rate card
- a price or charge with reference to a standard or scale ⇒
- a charge made per unit for a commodity, service, etc
- See rates
- the relative speed of progress or change of something variable; pace ⇒
he works at a great rate
the rate of production has doubled
- relative quality; class or grade
- ((in combination) ⇒
first-rate ideas
- statistics a measure of the frequency of occurrence of a given event, such as births and deaths, usually expressed as the number of times the event occurs for every thousand of the total population considered
- a wage calculated against a unit of time
- the amount of gain or loss of a timepiece
- See at any rate
verb (mainly tr)
- (also intr) to assign or receive a position on a scale of relative values; rank ⇒
he is rated fifth in the world
- to estimate the value of; evaluate ⇒
we rate your services highly
- to be worthy of; deserve ⇒
this hotel does not rate four stars
- to consider; regard ⇒
I rate him among my friends
- British to assess the value of (property) for the purpose of local taxation
- slang to think highly of ⇒
the clients do not rate the new system
Word Origin
C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin rata , from Latin prō ratā parte according to a fixed proportion, from ratus fixed, from rērī to think, decide2rate2 (reɪt)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to scold or criticize severely; rebuke harshly
Word Origin
C14: perhaps related to Swedish rata to chideSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations
- British English:
rate
The rate at which something happens is the speed or frequency with which it happens....the rate at which hair grows.reɪt NOUN ...the rate at which hair grows.
- Spanish:
ritmo
nm
- French:
taux
nm
- German:
Rate
nf
- Chinese: 比率 n
- Arabic: مُعَدِّل n
- Portuguese: razão proporcional nf
- Russian: норма nf
- Croatian: stopa nf
- Czech: rychlost nf
- Danish: hastighed nutr
- Dutch: snelheid nf
- Finnish: tahti n
- Greek: ρυθμός nm
- Italian: tasso nm
- Japanese: 割合 n
- Korean: 비율 n
- Norwegian: takt nm
- Polish: tempo nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: velocidade nf
- European Spanish:
ritmo
nm
- Swedish: hastighet nutr
- Thai: อัตรา n
- Turkish: oran n
- Vietnamese: tốc độ n
- British English:
rate
If you rate someone or something as good or bad, you consider them to be good or bad.The film was rated excellent.reɪt VERB The film was rated excellent.
- Spanish:
considerar
v
- French:
classer
vt
- German:
bewerten
v
- Chinese: 评估 v
- Arabic: يُقَدِّرُ v
- Portuguese: classificar v
- Russian: оценивать v
- Croatian: ocijeniti v
- Czech: považovat v
- Danish: vurdere som v
- Dutch: schatten v
- Finnish: luokitella v
- Greek: αποτιμώ v
- Italian: annoverare v
- Japanese: 評価する v
- Korean: 평가하다 v
- Norwegian: vurdere v
- Polish: ocenić v oceniać
- Brazilian Portuguese: classificar v
- European Spanish:
considerar
v
- Swedish: klassa v
- Thai: ต่อว่าด้วยด้วยความโกรธ v
- Turkish: oranlamak v
- Vietnamese: đánh giá v
Usage examples
Priceless, or at any rate in the region of several million pounds.
, NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A Collection of Short Stories (2002)Even though dormice are still declining, the rate of loss is now being stemmed, but there must be no let-up in the near future.
Country Life (2004)Mr P. K., Wicklow Rest assured that the interest rate to which you agreed is secure.
Irish Times (2002)Therefore, if the lender's variable rate moves up or down your mortgage payment will change accordingly.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Their problem, however, is the efficiency of the brown fat and its rate of activity.
, WHY CAN'T I LOSE WEIGHT: Is Your Weight Gain a Symptom of a Hidden Health Problem? (2002)