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How to pronounce “rate”
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Pronunciation guide for rate
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- Practice the English pronunciation of rate with real speech in context.
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- Definition summary
- (obsolete) The worth of something; value. [15th–19th centuries]
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How to pronounce rate
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Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “rate”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (obsolete) The worth of something; value. [15th–19th centuries]
- The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. [from 15th c.]
- Speed. [from 17th c.]
- The relative speed of change or progress. [from 18th c.]
- The price of (an individual) thing; cost. [from 16th c.]
- A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc. [from 16th c.]
- A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.
- Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority. [from 17th c.]
- (nautical) A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.
- (obsolete) Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.
- (obsolete, uncountable) Order; arrangement.
- (obsolete) Ratification; approval.
- (horology) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
- (transitive) To evaluate or estimate the value of.
- (transitive) To consider or regard.
- (transitive) To deserve; to be worth.
- (transitive) To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
- (transitive, chiefly British) To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.
- (transitive, informal) To like; to think highly of.
- (transitive, horse racing) To take action to slow down the pace of the horse one is riding.
- (intransitive) To have position (in a certain class).
- (intransitive) To have value or standing.
- (transitive) To ratify.
- (transitive) To ascertain the exact rate of the gain or loss of (a chronometer) as compared with true time.
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