rate en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ɹeɪt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- rāt
Etymology
From Middle English rate, from Old French rate, from Medieval Latin rata, from Latin prō ratā parte (“according to a fixed part”), from ratus (“fixed”), from rērī (“think, deem, judge, estimate", originally "reckon, calculate”).
Meanings
-
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) The worth of something; value.
His natural parts were not of the first rate, but he had greatly improved them by a learned education.
1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:There shall no figure at such rate be set, / As that of true and faithfull Iuliet.
c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:
-
(countable, uncountable) The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year.
Negative responses to this program were being received by the office of the National Gay Task Force at the rate of ten to one.
1979 December 29, Cindy Stein, “Queers in America's Living Rooms”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 23, page 10:In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%.
2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, page 74:
-
(countable, uncountable) Speed.
The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate.
Many of the horse could not march at that rate, nor come up soon enough.
1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, (please specify |book=I to XVI), in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed at the [Sheldonian] Theater:
-
(countable, uncountable) The relative speed of change or progress.
The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.
-
(countable, uncountable) The price of (an individual) thing; cost.
He asked quite a rate to take me to the airport.
-
(countable, uncountable) A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc.
Postal rates here are low.
-
(countable, uncountable) A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.
We pay an hourly rate of between $10 – $15 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.
-
(countable, uncountable) Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.
I hardly have enough left every month to pay the rates.
-
(countable, uncountable) A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.
This textbook is first-rate.
-
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.
The one right feeble through the evil rate / Of food which in her duress she had found.
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
-
(obsolete, uncountable) Order; arrangement.
Thus sat they all around in seemly rate.
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
-
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Ratification; approval.
c. 1610s, George Chapman, Caesar and Pompey Tis offerd, Sir, 'boue the rate of Caesar In other men, but in what I approue Beneath his merits: which I will not faile T'enforce at full to Pompey, nor forget In any time the gratitude of my seruice.
-
(countable, uncountable) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.
daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
workrate · rate of climb · Nyquist rate · shrink rate · rate of climb indicator · percentage rate · clock rate · piece rate · accident rate · tenth-rate · rate constant · erythrocyte sedimentation rate · penalty rate · rate tart · open rate · markup rate · frame rate · flowrate · teaser rate · bit rate · flat rate tax · fifth rate · natural increase rate · uprate · positivity rate · rate equation · heart rate · church rate · fertility rate · case fatality rate · rate card · basic reproductive rate · over-rate · sixth rate · bank rate · runrate · attack rate · second rate · rack rate · discount rate · at a rate of knots · age standardized rate · underrate · birthrate · basic reproduction rate · crime rate · click-through rate · ratepayer · fallrate · strain rate · crude death rate · reaction rate constant · utilization rate · time-of-use rates · second-rate · mate's rate · floating rate · zenithal hourly rate · transrate · roll rate · asking rate · eigenrate · sed rate · primary rate interface · octal data rate · at this rate · data transfer rate · climb rate · mill rate · rateless · going rate · red circle rate · conversion rate · ratemeter · zero-rate · poor rate · over rate · respiratory rate · bounce rate · wheeze rate · rate of speed · winrate · base rate fallacy · churn rate · ratepaying · flat-rate · rate limiter · data rate · at no rate · multirate · rate-buster · clearance rate · midrate · capacity utilization rate · required run raten · base rate · economy rate · premium-rate telephone number · half-rate · book of rates · cut-rate · first rate · fatality rate · ratemaking · ratemaker · unrate · tax rate · adiabatic lapse rate · teledensity rate · run-rate · net run rate · rate of exchange · ratebuster · rate of return · infant mortality rate · metabolic rate · third rate · at any rate · hashrate · single data rate · buyrate · interest rate swap · bitrate · postage rate · fourth rate · first-rate · interest rate guarantee · blue circle rate · Lombard rate · heart rate monitor · basic rate interface · exchange rate risk · rate sheet · run rate · third-rate · death rate · man-rate · strike rate · rate limiting · air kerma rate · fifth-rate · lapse rate · mates' rates · ratee · crude birth rate · call rate · countrate · excursion rate · fourth-rate · refresh rate · transfer rate · fillrate · burn rate · rate limit · sixth-rate · basal metabolic rate · rate-of-climb indicator
Hyponyms
call money rate · rate of change · interest rate · rate of interest · exchange rate · unemployment rate · prime rate · birth rate · failure rate · cyclic rate · time rate · policy interest rate · book rate · growth rate · policy rate · high-burden-rate · key rate · flat rate · birthrate · slew rate · hash rate · water-rate
Translations (164)
de Rate (the relative speed of change or progress) · ja 比率 (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · bg тарифа (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · pl cennik (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · it ritmo (the relative speed of change or progress) · fa نرخ (the relative speed of change or progress) · fi yksikköhinta (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · pl cena (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · nl tarief (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · mi tāke kaunihera (any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority) · hu minőség (level of quality, rank) · hu órabér (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · ru расце́нка (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · et proportsioon (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · bg разценка (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · tl kabilsan (the relative speed of change or progress) · zh 比率 (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hu rang (level of quality, rank) · bg норма (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · nb rate (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · hi भाव (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · hi दर (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · mi rēti (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · nl verhouding (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · bg клас (level of quality, rank) · ru ста́вка (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · hu ráta (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hu arányszám (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hu díjszabás (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · bg темпо (the relative speed of change or progress) · tr oran (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · id angka (the relative speed of change or progress) · nn rate (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · pl taryfa (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · fi tuntipalkka (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · es cadencia (the relative speed of change or progress) · hu gyakoriság (the relative speed of change or progress) · tl kabilsan (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · ga ráta (the relative speed of change or progress) · sv tariff (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · hu -rendű (level of quality, rank) · hu mérték (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · sv kurs (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · ar مُعَدَّل (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · fi hinta (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · ja 時給 (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · ca taxa (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · tr taksit (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · hu ár (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · ja 割合 (the relative speed of change or progress) · ja 年収 (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · mi pāpātanga (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hi दर (the relative speed of change or progress) · ota نسبت (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · ja 生産速度 (the relative speed of change or progress) · it tasso (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · vi tỷ suất (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · eo procento (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · ja 日給 (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · ja 割合 (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · ko 비률 (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · ru ско́рость (the relative speed of change or progress) · pt preço (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · es velocidad (the relative speed of change or progress) · fi tiheys (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · fi taksa (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · es ritmo (the relative speed of change or progress) · bg скорост (the relative speed of change or progress) · hu díj (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · ja 割合 (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · ja 利率 (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · bg местен данък (any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority) · hu százalék (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · sv taxa (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · ja 割合 (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · fr taux (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · it velocità (the relative speed of change or progress) · ru цена́ (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · hu kommunális adó (any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority) · fi vauhti (the relative speed of change or progress) · ko 비율 (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · ar سِعْر (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · pl taryfa (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · hu frekvencia (the relative speed of change or progress) · hu osztály (level of quality, rank) · fa نرخ (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · ro rată (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · bg ставка (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · bg отношение (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · pl szybkość (the relative speed of change or progress) · hu napibér (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · hu szint (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · ru темп (the relative speed of change or progress) · bg коефициент (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · ru отноше́ние (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · sv kommunalskatt (any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority) · mi reiti (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hu szám (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · ru ста́вка (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hu arány (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · it costo (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · hu mutató (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · pl tempo (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · pl opłata (any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority) · hu statisztika (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · sv tillväxttakt (the relative speed of change or progress) · ms kadar (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · pt razão (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · ja 比率 (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hu ütem (the relative speed of change or progress) · ru коэффицие́нт (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · ga ráta (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · ja 成長率 (the relative speed of change or progress) · ru тари́ф (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · pt taxa (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · no prosent (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hi दर (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · nb rate (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · cs poměr (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hu tempó (the relative speed of change or progress) · de Rate (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · pl stawka (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · fi suhde (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · he שִׁעוּר (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hu hetibér (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · fi luokka (level of quality, rank) · cs sazba (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · hi दर (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · ja 割合 (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · ja 級 (level of quality, rank) · ja 月給 (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · es tasa (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hu díj (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · hi दर (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · fi tahti (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hu helyi adó (any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority) · ms kadar (the relative speed of change or progress) · fr coût (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · kmr rêje (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · hu -rangú (level of quality, rank) · pt custo (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · de Rate (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · pl akord (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · hu ingatlanadó (any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority) · hu sebesség (the relative speed of change or progress) · hu színvonal (level of quality, rank) · fi kunnallisvero (any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority) · hu havibér (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · es impuesto (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · fa نرخ (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · no hyppighet (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · ru проце́нт (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · pt taxa (the relative speed of change or progress) · hu árfolyam (a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard) · sv grad (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · tr ücret (the relative speed of change or progress) · hu tarifa (the price of a(n individual) thing; cost) · ru пропо́рция (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · nn rate (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · sv ackordslön (a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time) · kmr rêje (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · ru курс (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · hu -kulcs (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another) · no tall (the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another)