rate

Verb

1. (transitive) To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
2. (transitive) To evaluate or estimate the value of.
3. (transitive) To consider or regard.
4. (transitive) To deserve; to be worth.
5. (transitive) To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
6. (British, transitive) To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.
7. (informal, transitive) To like; to think highly of.
8. (transitive) To take action to slow down the pace of the horse one is riding.
9. (intransitive) To have position (in a certain class).
10. (intransitive) To have value or standing.
11. (transitive) To ratify.
12. (transitive) To ascertain the exact rate of the gain or loss of (a chronometer) as compared with true time.

Noun

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹeɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rate

Cognate with Swedish: rata

Cognate with Norwegian: rata

Cognate with Old English: hratian

In summary

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”).

Synonyms

appraise

estimate

ratio

proportion

speed

value

price

grade

evaluate

velocity

tariff

assess

gauge

rank

charge

judge

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pace

degree

assay

cost

fare

class

appreciate

percentage

%

order

level

like

tempo

prize

esteem

classify

portion

amount

think highly of

think well of

duty

merit

measure

tax

time

⌚

deserve

scold

frequency

fee

figure

quota

fancy

quotation

enjoy

standard

Translations

tasso

taux

tasa

Rate

valutare

schätzen

schatten

bewerten

stimare

taxeren

taxar

begroten

abschätzen

appretiare

censere

Sentences

In other words , the interest rate on the note exactly equals the index .