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      rate
      noun
      The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
      The price of (an individual) thing; cost.
      A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc.
      A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.
      The relative speed of change or progress.
      Speed.
      Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.
      (horology) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.
      (nautical) A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.
      (obsolete) The worth of something; value.
      (obsolete) Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.
      (obsolete, uncountable) Order; arrangement.
      (obsolete) Ratification; approval.
      verb
      (transitive) To evaluate or estimate the value of.
      (transitive) To deserve; to be worth.
      (transitive) To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
      (transitive) To consider or regard.
      (transitive, informal) To like; to think highly of.
      (transitive, chiefly British) To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.
      (intransitive) To have position (in a certain class).
      (intransitive) To have value or standing.
      (transitive) To ratify.
      (transitive) To ascertain the exact rate of the gain or loss of (a chronometer) as compared with true time.
      (transitive, horse racing) To take action to slow down the pace of the horse one is riding.
      (transitive) To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
      (transitive, obsolete) To berate, scold.
      (UK dialectal, obsolete) To cause (hay, hemp, flax, etc) to decay (whether in an injurious way, or—as retting—in a useful way) by exposure to weather, particularly wetness.
      Roots
      reorrat- · Latin · reckon, reason
      Synonyms for rate
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      Words related to rate
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