cut rate
cut rate
C c Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuht reyt]
- /kʌt reɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuht reyt]
- /kʌt reɪt/
Definitions of cut rate words
- noun cut rate a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge. 1
- adjective cut rate of poor quality 1
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Origin of cut rate
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85
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Parts of speech for Cut rate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cut rate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
cut rate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cut rate
verb cut rate
- despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
- disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- debase — To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
- degrade — Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
- belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
noun cut rate
- rebate — a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- deduction — A deduction is a conclusion that you have reached about something because of other things that you know to be true.
- premium — a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- concession — If you make a concession to someone, you agree to let them do or have something, especially in order to end an argument or conflict.
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
adj cut rate
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- dime a dozen — a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- fair — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- low — to utter by or as by lowing.
Antonyms for cut rate
verb cut rate
- admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
- laud — to praise; extol.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- upgrade — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
noun cut rate
- premium — a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
- mark-up — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
adj cut rate
- wasteful — given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life.
- careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
- uneconomical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
- unreasonable — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
- valuable — having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price: a valuable painting; a valuable crop.
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