rate

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The worth of something

   The worth of something; value.

   • There shall no figure at such rate be set, / As that of true and faithfull Iuliet.
   • His natural parts were not of the first rate, but he had greatly improved them by a learned education.
2. 2

   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.
3. 3

   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.
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   1. 4

      The relative speed of change or progress.

      • The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.
   2. 5

      The price of (an individual) thing

      The price of (an individual) thing; cost.

      • He asked quite a rate to take me to the airport.
   3. 6

      A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc.

      • Postal rates here are low.
   4. 7

      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.
   5. 8

      Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.

      • I hardly have enough left every month to pay the rates.
   6. 9

      A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.

      A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.

      • This textbook is first-rate.
   7. 10

      Established portion or measure

      Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.

      • The one right feeble through the evil rate / Of food which in her duress she had found.
   8. 11

      Order

      Order; arrangement.

      • Thus sat they all around in seemly rate.
   9. 12

      Ratification

      Ratification; approval.

   10. 13

       The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.

       • daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
   11. 14

       To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.

       • She is rated fourth in the country.
   12. 15

       To evaluate or estimate the value of.

       • They rate his talents highly.
       • To rate a man by the nature of his companions is a rule frequent indeed, but not infallible.
   13. 16

       To consider or regard.

       • He rated this book brilliant.
   14. 17

       To deserve

       To deserve; to be worth.

       • The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide.
       • Only two assistant district attorneys rate corner offices, and Mandelbaum wasn't one of them.
       • A few things DO work in Too Outrageous!, though I am not sure they rate the price of admission.
   15. 18

       To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.

       • The transformer is rated at 10 watts.
   16. 19

       To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.

   17. 20

       To like

       To like; to think highly of.

       • The customers don't rate the new burgers.
   18. 21

       To take action to slow down the pace of the horse one is riding.

       • Throughout the first turn is where the jockey rates the horse if the need arises. Rating a horse is where you keep it from putting out too much too soon.
   19. 22

       To have position (in a certain class).

       • She rates among the most excellent chefs in the world.
       • He rates as the best cyclist in the country.
   20. 23

       To have value or standing.

       • This last performance of hers didn't rate very high with the judges.
   21. 24

       To ratify.

       • to rate the truce
   22. 25

       To ascertain the exact rate of the gain or loss of (a chronometer) as compared with true…

       To ascertain the exact rate of the gain or loss of (a chronometer) as compared with true time.

   23. 26

       To berate, scold.

       • Then rated they hym, and sayde: Thou arte hys disciple.
       • Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy!
   24. 27

       To cause (hay, hemp, flax, etc) to decay (whether in an injurious way, or—as retting—in a…

       To cause (hay, hemp, flax, etc) to decay (whether in an injurious way, or—as retting—in a useful way) by exposure to weather, particularly wetness.

       • "Frodingham of Roberte Westabie, for rateing hempe in Skinner Beck, contrairie to paine." - Kirton-in-Lindsey Fine Roll, 1630.

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