RATE
\ɹˈe͡ɪt], \ɹˈeɪt], \ɹ_ˈeɪ_t]\
Definitions of RATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
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be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"
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a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
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assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
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estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
By Princeton University
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amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
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be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"
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a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
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assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Established portion or measure; fixed allowance.
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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.
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Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost; charge; as, high or low rates of transportation.
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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.
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Order; arrangement.
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Ratification; approval.
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The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
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The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc.
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The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc.
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To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree.
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To assess for the payment of a rate or tax.
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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.
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To ratify.
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To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship rates as a ship of the line.
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To make an estimate.
By Oddity Software
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Established portion or measure; fixed allowance.
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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.
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Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost; charge; as, high or low rates of transportation.
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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.
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Order; arrangement.
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Ratification; approval.
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The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
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The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc.
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The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc.
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To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree.
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To assess for the payment of a rate or tax.
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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.
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To ratify.
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To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship rates as a ship of the line.
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To make an estimate.
By Noah Webster.
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Amount, degree, speed, value, etc., estimated in proportion to a fixed standard; as, interest at a rate of five per cent; a rate of sixty miles an hour; price fixed or stated; as, theater rates; degree of value; as, goods bought at a low rate; in England, a tax or assessment; a grade or class; as, a first-rate, second-rate, etc.
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To estimate; settle or fix the value, rank, or degree of; scold sharply.
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To be estimated, be placed in a certain class or rank.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A ratio or proportion: allowance: standard: value: price: the class of a ship: movement, as fast or slow: a tax.
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To calculate: to estimate: to settle the relative rank, scale, or position of.
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To make an estimate: to be placed in a certain class.
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To tax one with a thing: to scold: to chide.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To estimate; assess.
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To be estimated; have rank or value.
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To rail at; scold; reprove with vehemence.
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Relative measure; degree; value; price; rank; class; tax.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The proportion or standard by which quantity or value is adjusted; price fixed or stated; settled allowance; degree; degree of value; a tax; the order or class of a ship.
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To value; to estimate; to fix the grade of.
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To chide with vehemence; to reprove.
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To be considered in a class; to make an estimate.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A calculated proportion; allowance settled; an assessment at a certain proportion; a tax; a price or amount stated or fixed; degree in which anything is done; class or rank, as of a ship; comparative height or value.
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To compute; to estimate; to value; to determine the degree or proportion of; to be placed in a certain class or rank, as a ship.
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To reprove; to chide; to censure severely.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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