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- Dictionaryrate/rāt/
noun
- 1. a measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against some other quantity or measure: "the crime rate rose by 26 percent"
- 2. a fixed price paid or charged for something, especially goods or services: "advertising rates" Similar
verb
- 1. assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale: "they were asked to rate their ability at different driving maneuvers" Similar
- 2. consider to be of a certain quality, standard, or rank: "the program has been rated a great success" Similar
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Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of RATE is a quantity, amount, or degree of something measured per unit of something else. How to use rate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rate.
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a particular period: Although she's recovering from her illness, her rate of progress is quite slow. I told my assistants to work at their own rate. The taxi was going at a tremendous rate.
Rate definition: the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation. See examples of RATE used in a sentence.
noun. the relative speed of progress or change. “he works at a great rate ” synonyms: clip, pace. see more. verb. estimate the value of. “How would you rate his chances to become President?” “Gold was rated highly among the Romans” synonyms: value. see more.
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 amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing: at the rate of 60 miles an hour. 3. a fixed charge per unit of quantity: a rate of 10 cents a pound.
17 meanings: 1. a quantity or amount considered in relation to or measured against another quantity or amount 2. a. a price or.... Click for more definitions.
how often something happens, or how many people something happens to: the birth rate. the rate of unemployment. Fewer examples. The accident rate has fallen in recent years. The country has a high infant mortality rate. The government says the crime rate has fallen.
[countable] a measurement of the number of times something happens or something does something during a particular period. We have seen a reduction in the crime rate over the last 12 months. a high success/failure rate. the youth unemployment rate. His pulse rate dropped suddenly. rate of something a high/low/rising rate of unemployment.
Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] to have or think that somebody/something has a particular level of quality, value, etc. rate somebody/something + adv./prep. The university is highly rated for its research.
rate. noun. /reɪt/ a measurement of the speed at which something happens Most people walk at an average rate of 2 miles an hour. The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate. Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation. At the rate you work, you'll never finish! Want to learn more?
