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Noun (4 meanings)
1. a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit.
Examples:
- “they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour”,
- “the rate of change was faster than expected”
rate is a type of:
- magnitude relation, quantitative relation (noun) - a relation between magnitudes
types of rate:
- acceleration (noun) - (physics) a rate of increase of velocity
- attrition rate, rate of attrition (noun) - the rate of shrinkage in size or number
- birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality (noun) - the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area
- bits per second, bps (noun) - (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
- crime rate (noun) - the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area
- data rate (noun) - the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information
- deathrate, death rate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality rate (noun) - the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area
- deceleration (noun) - (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity
- dose rate (noun) - the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sedimentation rate, sed rate (noun) - the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions
- flow, flow rate, rate of flow (noun) - the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
- flux (noun) - the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
- frequency, frequence, oftenness (noun) - the number of occurrences within a given time period
- gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle per second, gigacycle, Gc (noun) - 1,000,000,000 periods per second
- growth rate, rate of growth (noun) - the rate of increase in size per unit time
- hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps, cycle (noun) - the unit of frequency
- inflation rate, rate of inflation (noun) - the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis
- jerk (noun) - (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
- kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc (noun) - one thousand periods per second
- kilometers per hour, kilometres per hour, kph, km/h (noun) - the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
- megahertz, MHz, megacycle per second, megacycle, Mc (noun) - one million periods per second
- metabolic rate (noun) - rate of metabolism
- miles per hour, mph (noun) - the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
- pace, gait (noun) - the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- pulse, pulse rate, heart rate (noun) - the rate at which the heart beats
- rate of return (noun) - the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost
- respiratory rate, rate of respiration (noun) - the rate at which a person inhales and exhales
- revolutions per minute, rpm, rev (noun) - rate of revolution of a motor
- sampling rate (noun) - (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time
- solar constant (noun) - the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere
- spacing (noun) - the time between occurrences of a repeating event
- speed, velocity (noun) - distance travelled per unit time
- tempo, pace (noun) - the rate of some repeating event
- terahertz, THz (noun) - one trillion periods per second
- words per minute, wpm (noun) - the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing)
2. amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis.
Example:
- “a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5”
rate is a type of:
- charge (noun) - the price charged for some article or service
types of rate:
- excursion rate (noun) - a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket
- footage (noun) - a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done
- freight, freightage, freight rate (noun) - the charge for transporting something by common carrier
- interest rate, rate of interest (noun) - the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
- linage, lineage (noun) - a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
- pay rate, rate of pay (noun) - amount of money received per unit time
- payment rate, rate of payment, repayment rate, installment rate (noun) - the amount of money paid out per unit time
- rate of depreciation, depreciation rate (noun) - the rate at which the value of property is reduced
- rate of exchange, exchange rate (noun) - the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another
- room rate (noun) - the rate charged daily for a hotel room
- tax rate (noun) - rate used to calculate tax liability
Examples:
- “he lived at a fast pace”,
- “he works at a great rate”,
- “the pace of events accelerated”
rate is a type of:
- temporal property (noun) - a property relating to time
types of rate:
- beat (noun) - a regular rate of repetition
- celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness (noun) - a rate that is rapid
- slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness (noun) - a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
- sluggishness (noun) - the pace of things that move relatively slowly
- speed, swiftness, fastness (noun) - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
rate is derivationally related to:
4. a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure.
Examples:
- “the literacy rate”,
- “the retention rate”,
- “the dropout rate”
rate is a type of:
- proportion (noun) - the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
Verb (3 meanings)
Examples:
- “how would you rank these students?”,
- “The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide”
to rate is a way to:
- to evaluate, pass judgment, judge (verb) -
ways to rate:
- to downgrade (verb) - rate lower
- to prioritize, prioritise (verb) - assign a priority to
- to reorder (verb) - assign a new order to
- to seed (verb) - distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
- to sequence (verb) - arrange in a sequence
- to shortlist (verb) - put someone or something on a short list
- to subordinate (verb) - rank or order as less important or consider of less value
- to superordinate (verb) - place in a superior order or rank
- to upgrade (verb) - rate higher
to rate is derivationally related to:
- gradation, graduation (noun) - the act of arranging in grades
- gradation, step (noun) - relative position in a graded series
- grade, level, tier (noun) - a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- grader (noun) - a judge who assigns grades to something
- mark, grade, score (noun) - a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- order, ordering (noun) - the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
- order, order of magnitude (noun) - a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
- place, position (noun) - an item on a list or in a sequence
- rank (noun) - relative status
- scaling, grading (noun) - the act of arranging in a graduated series
2. be worthy of or have a certain rating.
to rate
Example:
- “This bond rates highly”
Examples:
- “How would you rate his chances to become President?”,
- “Gold was rated highly among the Romans”
to rate is a way to:
- to measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value (verb) - evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
ways to rate:
- to revalue (verb) - value anew
to rate is derivationally related to:
- evaluation, rating (noun) - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
- evaluation, valuation, rating (noun) - an appraisal of the value of something