rate

1. (verb) assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"
Synonyms: grade, order, place, range, rank
Related Words: downgrade, judge, prioritize, reorder, seed, sequence, shortlist, subordinate, upgrade

2. (verb) estimate the value of something
Synonyms: value
Related Words: appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, revalue, value

3. (verb) be worthy of or have a certain rating
Synonyms: deserve, merit
Related Words: be

4. (noun) (British) a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
Related Words: poor rate, revenue enhancement, tax, taxation

5. (noun) amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
Synonyms: charge per unit
Related Words: charge, depreciation rate, exchange rate, excursion rate, footage, freight, freight rate, freightage, installment rate, interest rate, linage, lineage, pay rate, payment rate, rate of depreciation, rate of exchange, rate of interest, rate of pay, rate of payment, repayment rate, tax rate

6. (noun) 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"
Related Words: ESR, GHz, Gc, Hertz, Hz, MHz, Mc, acceleration, attrition rate, birth rate, birthrate, bits per second, bps, cps, crime rate, cycle, cycle per second, cycles/second, data rate, deathrate, dose rate, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, fertility, fertility rate, flow, flow rate, flux, frequence, frequency, gait, gigacycle, gigacycle per second, gigahertz, growth rate, heart rate, inflation rate, jerk, kHz, kc, kilocycle, kilocycle per second, kilohertz, kilometers per hour, km/h, kph, magnitude relation, megacycle, megacycle per second, megahertz, metabolic rate, miles per hour, morbidity, mortality, mortality rate, mph, oftenness, pace, pulse, rate of acceleration, rate of attrition, rate of flow, rate of growth, rate of inflation, rev, revolutions per minute, rpm, sed rate, sedimentation rate, solar constant, spacing, speed, tempo, velocity, words per minute, wpm

7. (noun) the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
Synonyms: pace
Related Words: beat, celerity, deliberateness, deliberation, fastness, quickness, rapidity, slowness, speed, swiftness, temporal property, unhurriedness



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