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rate

rate
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [reyt]
    • /reɪt/
    • /reɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [reyt]
    • /reɪt/

Definitions of rate word

  • noun rate the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans. 1
  • noun rate a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing and used as a standard or measure: at the rate of 60 miles an hour. 1
  • noun rate a fixed charge per unit of quantity: a rate of 10 cents a pound. 1
  • noun rate price; cost: to cut rates on all home furnishings. 1
  • noun rate degree of speed, progress, etc.: to work at a rapid rate. 1
  • noun rate degree or comparative extent of action or procedure: the rate of increase in work output. 1

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Origin of rate

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; (noun) late Middle English rate monetary value, estimated amount, proportional part < Medieval Latin rata < Latin (prō) ratā (parte) (according to) an estimated (part), ratā ablative singular of rata, feminine of ratus, past participle of rērī to judge; (v.) late Middle English raten to estimate the value (of), derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Rate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for rate

verb rate

  • accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
  • adjudge — If someone is adjudged to be something, they are judged or considered to be that thing.
  • appraise — If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
  • apprize — to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of): to be apprised of the death of an old friend.

noun rate

  • anabases — any small fish of the genus Anabas, of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia.
  • anabasis — the march of Cyrus the Younger and his Greek mercenaries from Sardis to Cunaxa in Babylonia in 401 bc, described by Xenophon in his Anabasis
  • arm and a leg — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  • assessment — An assessment is a consideration of someone or something and a judgment about them.
  • bid price — The bid price of a particular stock or share is the price that investors are willing to pay for it.

Antonyms for rate

verb rate

  • benching — a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
  • declass — to lower in social status or position; degrade
  • demote — If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
  • depreciate — If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
  • dispraise — to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.

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