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rate > 6 senses
NOUN1rate, charge per unitAmount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
2rateA magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
3rate, paceThe relative speed of progress or change
VERB1rate, rank, range, order, grade, placeAssign a rank or rating to
2rateBe worthy of or have a certain rating
3rate, valueEstimate the value of
rate > pronunciation
Soundsrey't
Rhymesabate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 533 more rhymes in eyt at the HyperDic website...
rate > noun 1, possession
MeaningAmount of a charge or payment relative to some basis.
Examples"a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
Synonymscharge per unit
Narrowerpay rate, rate of pay; payment rate, rate of payment, repayment rate, installment rate; tax rate; interest rate, rate of interest; freight, freightage, freight rate; rate of depreciation, depreciation rate; rate of exchange, exchange rate; excursion rate; footage; linage, lineage; room rate
Broadercharge
rate > noun 2, time
MeaningA magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit.
Examples"they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
Narroweracceleration; attrition rate, rate of attrition; birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality; bits per second, bps; crime rate; data rate; deathrate, death rate, morbidity, mortality, mortality rate, fatality rate; dose rate; erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sedimentation rate, sed rate; flow, flow rate, rate of flow; flux; frequency, frequence, oftenness; gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle per second, gigacycle, Gc; growth rate, rate of growth; Hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps, cycle; inflation rate, rate of inflation; jerk, rate of acceleration; kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc; kilometers per hour, kilometres per hour, kph, km/h; megahertz, MHz, megacycle per second, megacycle, Mc; terahertz, THz; metabolic rate; miles per hour, mph; pace, gait; pulse, pulse rate, heart rate; respiratory rate, rate of respiration; revolutions per minute, rpm, rev; sampling rate; solar constant; spacing; speed, velocity; tempo, pace; words per minute, wpm
Broadermagnitude relation, quantitative relation
rate > noun 3, attribute
MeaningThe relative speed of progress or change.
Examples"he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
Synonymspace
Narrowerspeed, swiftness, fastness; beat; celerity, quickness, rapidity; slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness
Broadertemporal property
rate > verb 1, cognition
MeaningAssign a rank or rating to.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelSam and Sue rate the movie
Examples"The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
Synonymsrank, range, order, grade, place
Narrowersuperordinate; shortlist; seed; reorder; subordinate; prioritize, prioritise; sequence; downgrade; upgrade
Broaderjudge
rate > verb 2, stative
MeaningBe worthy of or have a certain rating.
PatternSomething ----s Adjective/Noun; Something ----s something
Examples"This bond rates highly"
Broaderbe
Nounsrating
rate > verb 3, cognition
MeaningEstimate the value of.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
Synonymsvalue
Narrowerrevalue
Broadermeasure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
Nounsrating; rating

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