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- [reyt]
- /reɪt/
- /reɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [reyt]
- /reɪt/
Definitions of rated word
- noun rated the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans. 1
- noun rated 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 rated a fixed charge per unit of quantity: a rate of 10 cents a pound. 1
- noun rated price; cost: to cut rates on all home furnishings. 1
- noun rated degree of speed, progress, etc.: to work at a rapid rate. 1
- noun rated degree or comparative extent of action or procedure: the rate of increase in work output. 1
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Origin of rated
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 Rated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rated 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".
rated usage trend in Literature
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verb rated
- adjudged — to declare or pronounce formally; decree: The will was adjudged void.
- assayed — Simple past tense and past participle of assay.
- calipered — Simple past tense and past participle of caliper.
- chid — to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks.
- gradated — to pass by gradual or imperceptible degrees, as one color into another.
adjective rated
Antonyms for rated
verb rated
- demoted — Simple past tense and past participle of demote.
- dispraised — Simple past tense and past participle of dispraise.
- disrated — Simple past tense and past participle of disrate.
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