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Definition of "rate"

rate

Từ điển Collocation

rate noun

¹ speed/frequency

ADJ. constant, expected, regular, steady | slow the slow rate of change | fast, rapid | alarming, phenomenal The costs of the project are rising at an alarming rate. | low There is a low survival rate among babies born before 22 weeks. | high | ever-increasing, rocketing | seasonally-adjusted The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in December stood at 5%. | success | divorce, marriage | death, mortality | survival | birth, fertility | accident | crime | growth, inflation | metabolic, pulse, respiratory We need to eat less as we get older and our metabolic rate slows down.

VERB + RATE improve, increase, speed up | cut, hold down, reduce, slow down trying to hold down the rate of inflation | stabilize | maintain | increase

RATE + VERB be/go/shoot up, grow, increase, rise, rocket, skyrocket, soar | be/come/go down, decline, decrease, drop, fall, plummet, plunge, slow, slip

PREP. at a/the ~ The water was escaping at a rate of 200 gallons a minute.

² amount of money paid

ADJ. competitive, cheap, low, moderate, reasonable We have a wide range of vehicles available for hire at competitive rates. Calls are cheap rate after 6 p.m. | extortionate, high | excellent, good | poor The account offers a poor rate of interest. | fixed, flat You can opt to pay a flat rate for unlimited Internet access. | usual | going I'll pay you at the going rate (= the present usual rate of payment). | variable | annual, hourly, weekly | base, basic, standard | top paying the top rate of tax | average | market current market rates for borrowing | group, preferential, reduced Ask about the special group rates for entrance to the house and gardens. | bank, exchange, interest, lending, mortgage, tax

VERB + RATE determine, fix, set | increase, lift, put up, raise | cut, lower, reduce | hold We will hold these rates until 1 April. | charge They charge the usual rate of interest. | pay | give (sb), offer (sb)

RATE + VERB go/shoot up, increase, rise Their hourly rates have gone up. | come/go down, drop | fluctuate Exchange rates are fluctuating wildly. | apply to sth Standard rates of interest apply to these loans.

PREP. at a/the ~ borrowing money at a high rate of interest | ~ for the average rate for an unskilled worker | ~ of an increase in the rate of taxation

PHRASES a drop in interest rates, a rise in mortgage rates, etc. a one-point rise in base lending rates | a rate of return safe investments which give a good rate of return
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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; charge per unit

  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

• the relative speed of progress or change; pace

  he lived at a fast pace

  he works at a great rate

  the pace of events accelerated

• 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

v.

• assign a rank or rating to; rank, range, order, grade, place

  how would you rank these students?

  The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide

• be worthy of or have a certain rating

  This bond rates highly

• estimate the value of; value

  How would you rate his chances to become President?

  Gold was rated highly among the Romans

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

rates|rated|rating
syn.: appraise categorize classify estimate evaluate grade group measure position rank value