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rate

Pronunciation: /ɹeɪt/

The English word “rate” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The worth of something; value.
  2. The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
  3. Speed.
  4. The relative speed of change or progress.
  5. The price of (an individual) thing; cost.
  6. A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc.
  7. A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.
  8. Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.
  9. A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.
  10. Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.
  11. Order; arrangement.
  12. Ratification; approval.
  13. The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.

verb

  1. To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
  2. To evaluate or estimate the value of.
  3. To consider or regard.
  4. To deserve; to be worth.
  5. To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
  6. To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.
  7. To like; to think highly of.

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”).

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