rate
/reit/
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Definition
Noun:
- A measure, quantity, or frequency in relation to another unit: A rate expresses a proportion, ratio, or speed, often measured per unit of time or another standard.
- A fixed price or charge: A rate can refer to a specific amount of payment or cost for a service or commodity.
- A level of quality, rank, or class: A rate can denote a position in a scale or hierarchy.
Verb:
- To assign a value, rank, or score: To rate something is to evaluate or judge its quality, importance, or performance.
- To deserve or merit a particular rank or treatment: To be considered worthy of a specific classification or estimation.
- To scold or reprimand severely (archaic/less common): To berate someone angrily.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The city has a high crime rate. (The frequency of crime relative to the population is high.)
- What is the hourly rate for this service? (What is the fixed price charged for each hour of work?)
- She stayed in a first-rate hotel. (She stayed in a hotel of the highest class.)
Verb:
- Critics rate this film as one of the best of the year. (Critics evaluate and rank this film highly.)
- This issue rates high on our list of priorities. (This issue deserves to be considered very important.)
- The coach rated the player for his lack of effort. (The coach scolded the player angrily for his poor effort.)
Advanced Usage
- "At any rate": Used to mean "in any case" or "whatever happens," often to introduce a concluding or clarifying statement.
- The plan is risky, but at any rate, we must try.
- "At this/that rate": Used to comment on the current situation and its likely outcome if it continues.
- At this rate, we'll never finish on time.
- "Second-rate": Of inferior quality or importance.
- It was a second-rate imitation of the original design.
Variants and Related Words
- Rating (n): A classification or ranking based on quality; a measurement of performance.
- The show has a high audience rating.
- Underrate (v): To underestimate the value, ability, or importance of someone or something.
- He is a talented writer who is often underrated.
- Overrate (v): To have too high an opinion of; to overestimate.
- I think that restaurant is overrated.
Synonyms
- Noun: Proportion, ratio, speed, pace, price, charge, grade, rank.
- Verb: Evaluate, assess, rank, classify, esteem, berate, scold.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Rate against: To compare or judge in relation to something else.
- How do you rate this candidate against the others?
- Rate as: To consider or judge to be of a particular type or standard.
- I would rate him as an expert in his field.
Related Idioms
- Go at a rate of knots: To move or proceed very quickly.
- The work was going at a rate of knots once the new team started.
- Rate of exchange: The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another.
- We checked the rate of exchange before traveling.
Noun
- a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
- the literacy rate
- the retention rate
- the dropout rate
- the relative speed of progress or change
- he lived at a fast pace
- he works at a great rate
- the pace of events accelerated
- amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
- a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5
- 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
Verb
- estimate the value of
- How would you rate his chances to become President?
- Gold was rated highly among the Romans
- be worthy of or have a certain rating
- This bond rates highly
- assign a rank or rating to
- how would you rank these students?
- The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide