see|raté
wikipedia|Rate (disambiguation)
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɹeɪt/, SAMPA|/r\eIt/, AHD|r���t
audio|en-us-rate.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology 1
OF., from ML. rata, from L.pr� rat� parte "according to a fixed part", from ratus "fixed", from r�rī "consider, decide".

Noun
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en-noun

1. An amount measured in relation to another amount.

#:The car was travelling at a rate of speed of fifty kilometres per hour.

1. A price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard.

#:The central bank sets an interest rate.

1. A price per unit for a service or product.

#:Postal rates here are low.

1. The relative speed of change or progress.

#:The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.

1. 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.

1. wage|Wages calculated in relation to a unit of time.

#:The pay rate is ten dollars per hour.

1. 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: п�опо��и� (proportsija) f, о�но�ение (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: ��авка (stávka) f, п�о�ен� (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: �а�и� (taríf), �а��енка (rascénka) f, �ена (ceán) f
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trans-top|relative speed
German: Rate f
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Russian: �ко�о��� (skórost') f, �емп (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: ��овен� (úrov'en') m
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Translations to be checked
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trans-top|Ratio
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|�عد� IPAchar|(mo�áddal) m
ttbc|Chinese: �� (b�l�)
ttbc|Dutch: verhouding f
ttbc|French: proportion f
ttbc|German: Verhältnis n
ttbc|Italian: proporzione f
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ttbc|Japanese: �� (����, wariai)
ttbc|Korean: �� (biyul)
ttbc|Portuguese: razão f
ttbc|Spanish: proporción f
ttbc|Swedish: proportion c
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Verb
en-verb|rat|ing

1. transitive To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.

#:She is rated fourth in the country.

1. transitive To evaluate or estimate the value of.

#:They rate his talents highly.

1. transitive To consider or regard.

#:He rated this book brilliant.

1. transitive To deserve; to be worth.

#:The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide.

1. transitive To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.

#:The transformer is rated at 10 watts.

1. transitive (chiefly UK) To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.
2. transitive informal To like; to think highly of.

#:The customers don't rate the new burgers.

1. 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.

1. 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

1. transitive To berate.

Translations
See to berate.

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French

Pronunciation
IPA|/�at/, w:X-SAMPA|X-SAMPA: <tt>/Rat/</tt>

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. The spleen.

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
rate

1. (third person singular present tense form of rater) Fails or misses (sense 5).

German

Verb
rate

1. Imperative of raten.

#:Rate mal wer gerade gekommen ist! - Guess who's just arrived.

Interlingua

Noun
rate

1. A raft.

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