noun
rate
rayt
noun
1
A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.
"The car was traveling at a rate of sixty miles per hour."
"The unemployment rate fell last month."
2
A fixed price charged for something.
"The hotel offers a discounted rate for weekly stays."
verb
1
To give something a score or ranking based on quality.
"Customers rated the app five stars."
"Critics rated the film highly."
How to Use Rate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA measure of speed/proportion, a set price, or (as a verb) to judge and score something.
Common pairings
interest rate
growth rate
rate a movie
at any rate
Word Forms
rated past tense, rated past tense, rated past tense, rates plural, rates singular, rates singular, rates singular
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Etymology
From Latin ratus, "fixed, calculated" — the same root that gives us "ratio" and "ration."