Uk English Meaning of rate
rate
Other Uk English words related to rate
Nearest Words of rate
- rate of attrition => rate of attrition
- rate of depreciation => depreciation rate
- rate of exchange => Exchange rate
- rate of flow => rate of flow
- rate of growth => Growth rate
- rate of inflation => rate of inflation
- rate of interest => interest rate
- rate of pay => rate of pay
- rate of payment => Rate of payment
- rate of respiration => respiratory rate
Definitions and Meaning of rate in English
rate (n)
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
the relative speed of progress or change
a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
rate (v)
assign a rank or rating to
be worthy of or have a certain rating
estimate the value of
rate (v. t. & i.)
To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently.
rate (n.)
Established portion or measure; fixed allowance.
That which is established as a measure or criterion; degree; standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate of movement; rate of interest is the ratio of the interest to the principal, per annum.
Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost; charge; as, high or low rates of transportation.
A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value; esp., in England, a local tax; as, parish rates; town rates.
Order; arrangement.
Ratification; approval.
The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc.
The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc.
rate (v. t.)
To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree.
To assess for the payment of a rate or tax.
To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount, value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a pension.
To ratify.
rate (v. i.)
To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship rates as a ship of the line.
To make an estimate.
FAQs About the word rate
rate
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit, amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis, the relative speed of progress or change, a quantity or
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