see|raté
wikipedia|Rate (disambiguation)
English
Pronunciation
IPA|/ɹeɪt/, SAMPA|/r\eIt/, AHD|r��Ät
audio|en-us-rate.ogg|Audio (US)
Etymology 1
OF., from ML. rata, from L.prÅ ratÄ parte "according to a fixed part", from ratus "fixed", from rÄrÄ« "consider, decide".
Noun
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en-noun
- An amount measured in relation to another amount.
#:The car was travelling at a rate of speed of fifty kilometres per hour.
- A price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard.
#:The central bank sets an interest rate.
- A price per unit for a service or product.
#:Postal rates here are low.
- The relative speed of change or progress.
#:The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.
- statistics A measure of the frequency of a given event, typically expressed as the number of occurrences of the event for every thousand or hundred thousand people in the total population considered.
#:The mortality rate in the country was unusually high.
- wage|Wages calculated in relation to a unit of time.
#:The pay rate is ten dollars per hour.
- A level of quality.
#:This textbook is first rate.
Derived terms
at any rate
flat rate
rate limiting
Translations
trans-top|An amount measured in relation to another amount
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Russian: пÑопоÑÑÐ¸Ñ (proportsija) f, оÑноÑение (otnošénije) n
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trans-top|A price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
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Russian: ÑÑавка (stávka) f, пÑоÑÐµÐ½Ñ (procént) m
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trans-top|A price per unit for a service or product
German: Rate f
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Polish: taryfa f
Russian: ÑаÑÐ¸Ñ (tarÃf), ÑаÑÑенка (rascénka) f, Ñена (ceán) f
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trans-top|relative speed
German: Rate f
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Russian: ÑкоÑоÑÑÑ (skórost') f, Ñемп (temp) m
Spanish: velocidad f
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trans-top|A measure of the frequency of a given event
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Russian: ÑÑÐ¾Ð²ÐµÐ½Ñ (úrov'en') m
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Translations to be checked
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trans-top|Ratio
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|Ù
عد٠IPAchar|(moÊáddal) m
ttbc|Chinese: æ¯ç (bÇlÇ)
ttbc|Dutch: verhouding f
ttbc|French: proportion f
ttbc|German: Verhältnis n
ttbc|Italian: proporzione f
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ttbc|Japanese: å²å (ãããã, wariai)
ttbc|Korean: ë¹ì¨ (biyul)
ttbc|Portuguese: razão f
ttbc|Spanish: proporción f
ttbc|Swedish: proportion c
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Verb
en-verb|rat|ing
- transitive To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
#:She is rated fourth in the country.
- transitive To evaluate or estimate the value of.
#:They rate his talents highly.
- transitive To consider or regard.
#:He rated this book brilliant.
- transitive To deserve; to be worth.
#:The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide.
- transitive To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
#:The transformer is rated at 10 watts.
- transitive (chiefly UK) To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.
- transitive informal To like; to think highly of.
#:The customers don't rate the new burgers.
- intransitive 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.
- intransitive To have value or standing.
#:This last performance of her's didn't rate very high with the judges.
Etymology 2
Verb
en-verb|rat|es
- transitive To berate.
Translations
See to berate.
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French
Pronunciation
IPA|/Êat/, w:X-SAMPA|X-SAMPA: <tt>/Rat/</tt>
Noun
fr-noun|f
- The spleen.
Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
rate
- (third person singular present tense form of rater) Fails or misses (sense 5).
German
Verb
rate
- Imperative of raten.
#:Rate mal wer gerade gekommen ist! - Guess who's just arrived.
Interlingua
Noun
rate
- A raft.
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