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Definitions for Rate

[1] the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
[2] 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.
[3] a fixed charge per unit of quantity: a rate of 10 cents a pound.
[4] price; cost: to cut rates on all home furnishings.
[5] degree of speed, progress, etc.: to work at a rapid rate.
[6] degree or comparative extent of action or procedure: the rate of increase in work output.
[7] relative condition or quality; grade, class, or sort.
[8] assigned position in any of a series of graded classes; rating.
[9] Insurance . the premium charge per unit of insurance.
[10] a charge by a common carrier for transportation, sometimes including certain services involved in rendering such transportation.
[11] a wage paid on a specified time basis: a salary figured on an hourly rate.
[12] a charge or price established in accordance with a scale or standard: hotel rates based on length of stay.
[13] Horology . the relative adherence of a timepiece to perfect timekeeping, measured in terms of the amount of time gained or lost within a certain period.
[14] Usually rates. British . a tax on property for some local purpose. any tax assessed and paid to a local government, as any city tax or district tax.
[15] to estimate the value or worth of; appraise: to rate a student's class performance.
[16] to esteem, consider, or account: He was rated one of the best writers around.
[17] to fix at a certain rate, as of charge or payment.
[18] to value for purposes of taxation or the like.
[19] to make subject to the payment of a certain rate or tax.
[20] to place in a certain rank, class, etc., as a ship or a sailor; give a specific rating to.
[21] to be considered or treated as worthy of; merit: an event that doesn't even rate a mention in most histories of the period.
[22] to arrange for the conveyance of (goods) at a certain rate.
[23] to have value, standing, etc.: a performance that didn't rate very high in the competition.
[24] to have position in a certain class.
[25] to rank very high in estimation: The new teacher really rates with our class.
[26] at any rate , in any event; in any case. at least: It was a mediocre film, but at any rate there was one outstanding individual performance.
[27] to chide vehemently; scold.
[28] a quantity or amount considered in relation to or measured against another quantity or amount a rate of 70 miles an hour
[29] a price or charge with reference to a standard or scale rate of interest ; rate of discount (as modifier ) a rate card
[30] a charge made per unit for a commodity, service, etc
[31] See rates
[32] the relative speed of progress or change of something variable; pace he works at a great rate ; the rate of production has doubled
[33] relative quality; class or grade (in combination ) first-rate ideas
[34] 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
[35] a wage calculated against a unit of time
[36] the amount of gain or loss of a timepiece
[37] at any rate in any case; at all events; anyway
[38] (also intr) to assign or receive a position on a scale of relative values; rank he is rated fifth in the world
[39] to estimate the value of; evaluate we rate your services highly
[40] to be worthy of; deserve this hotel does not rate four stars
[41] to consider; regard I rate him among my friends
[42] British to assess the value of (property) for the purpose of local taxation
[43] slang to think highly of the clients do not rate the new system
[44] (tr) to scold or criticize severely; rebuke harshly

Words related to Rate

estimate, quota, percentage, amount, standard, figure, price, tax, cost, toll, tariff, pace, flow, time, count, appraise, consider, grade, evaluate, regard

Words nearby Rate

ratch, ratchet, ratchet effect, ratchet jack, ratchet wheel, rate, rate base, rate card, rate of exchange, rate of return, rate-cap

Origin of Rate

21350–1400; Middle English (a)raten, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Norwegian rata to reject

Other words from Rate

rat·er , noun

Word origin for Rate

C14: perhaps related to Swedish rata to chide

Synonyms for Rate

amount, estimate, percentage, quota, standard, comparison, degree, progression, relation, relationship, relative, scale, weight