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rate

noun

1 rate

A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit.

Roget 812a: worth, rate, value, intrinsic value, quality; par value.    [estimated value] valuation, appraisal, assessment, appraisement.    [value as estimated in a market] price current, ... show more

Roget 26: degree, grade, extent, measure, amount, ratio, stint, standard, height, pitch; reach, amplitude, range, scope, ... show more

Polish: wskaźnik

2 rate

Amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis:
— A 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5.

synonym: charge per unit.

Polish: taryfa

3 rate

The relative speed of progress or change:
— He works at a great rate.
— The pace of events accelerated.

synonym: pace.

Roget 264: motion, movement, move; going etc. v.; unrest.    stream, flow, flux, run, course, stir; ... show more

Dutch: tarief
Polish: prędkość, szybkość

4 rate

A quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure.

Dutch: ratio, graad
Polish: stopa

verb

1 rate

Assign a rank or rating to:
— The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide.

synonyms: grade, order, place, range, rank.

Roget 932: disapprove; dislike etc. 867; lament etc. 839; object to, take exception to; be scandalized at, think ill of; view with disfavor, view with dark eyes, view with jaundiced eyes; ... show more

Roget 480: judge, conclude; come to a conclusion, draw a conclusion, arrive at a conclusion; ascertain, determine, make up one's mind.    deduce, derive, gather, collect, draw an inference, ... show more

2 rate

Be worthy of or have a certain rating.

3 rate

Estimate the value of:
— How would you rate his chances to become President?.
— Gold was rated highly among the Romans.

synonym: value.

Roget 466: measure, mete; determine, assay; evaluate, value, assess, rate, appraise, estimate, form an estimate, set a value on; appreciate; standardize.    ... show more


Moby thesaurus: VAT, abuse, account, ad valorem duty, admonish, alcohol tax, alphabetize, amount, amusement tax, analyze, antecede, anyhow, anyway, apportion, appraise, appreciate, arithmetical proportion, arrange, assay, assess ... show more.

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