rate

1 of 3

noun

ˈrāt

: a quantity, amount, or degree of something measured per unit of something else

her typing rate was 80 words per minute

: an amount of payment or charge based on another amount

specifically : the amount of premium per unit of insurance

: a charge, payment, or price fixed according to a ratio, scale, or standard: such as

(1)

: a charge per unit of a public-service commodity

(2)

: a charge per unit of freight or passenger service

(3)

: a unit charge or ratio used in assessing property taxes

(4)

British : a local tax

: a fixed ratio between two things

: reckoned value : valuation

obsolete : estimation

: relative condition or quality : class

obsolete : a fixed quantity

rate

2 of 3

verb (1)

rated; rating

transitive verb

: to set an estimate on : value, esteem

talents that are rated highly

: to determine or assign the relative rank or class of : grade

rate a seaman

: to estimate the normal capacity or power of

: consider, regard

was rated an excellent pianist

: to have a right to : deserve

she rated special privileges

: to fix the amount of premium to be charged per unit of insurance on

obsolete : allot

intransitive verb

: to enjoy a status of special privilege

really rates with the boss

rate

3 of 3

verb (2)

rated; rating

transitive verb

: to rebuke angrily or violently

obsolete : to drive away by scolding

intransitive verb

: to voice angry reprimands

Example Sentences

Noun The cold weather meant a slower growing rate for many crops. At the rate we're moving, it will be morning before we arrive. People work at different rates. Gun violence is increasing at an alarming rate. Snow was falling at a rate of three inches per hour. There has been a fall in the rate of inflation. Crime rates have declined in recent years. What's the interest rate on the loan? Regular admission to the theater is $12, the student rate is $8, and the rate for senior citizens is $6. See More

Kids Definition

rate 1 of 2

noun

ˈrāt

: a price or charge set according to a scale or standard

hotel rates

: the amount of something measured in units of something else or in comparison with others

I can walk at a rate of four miles per hour.

rate

2 of 2

verb

rated; rating

: to be placed in comparison with others : rank

Our school rates high in math scores.

: consider sense 3, regard

You are rated an expert.

: to have a right to : deserve

He rates a promotion.

Legal Definition

rate

noun

: a fixed ratio between two things

: a charge, payment, or price fixed according to a ratio, scale, or standard: as

: a charge per unit of a commodity provided by a public utility

: a charge per unit of freight or passenger service see also joint rate

: a unit charge or ratio used in assessing property taxes

: a quantity, amount, or degree of something measured per unit of something else

: an amount of payment or charge based on another amount

specifically : the amount of premium per unit of insurance

rate 1 of 3

noun

as in quality

degree of excellence not being of the first rate, these apples are usually sold as food for livestock

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

quality
grade
caliber
standard
stature
calibre
class
rank
status
benchmark
criterion
position
measure
hallmark
place
yardstick
mark
footing
standing
par
touchstone

as in ratio

the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things the exchange rate was 10 pesos to the dollar when we visited Mexico

Synonyms & Similar Words

ratio
average
frequency
percentage
proportion
correspondence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disproportion

rate

2 of 3

verb (1)

as in to merit

to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment) how does a summer intern rate a new computer when I've been told to make do with this clunker?

Synonyms & Similar Words

merit
deserve
earn
qualify
entitle

as in to value

to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding nowadays most motorists would probably rate their cell phone as an "essential" piece of electronic equipment

Synonyms & Similar Words

value
estimate
assess
price
evaluate
guesstimate
appraise
set
valuate
analyze
ascertain
test
survey
learn
prize
deem
determine
judge
discover
assay
adjudge
reassess
reevaluate
revalue
decide
reappraise
underestimate
transvalue
transvaluate
undervalue
settle
misjudge
rejudge
misesteem
misprize

as in to rank

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes a restaurant that consistently rates high in all the standard categories

Synonyms & Similar Words

rank
be
place
grade
stand
seed
count
group
class
sort
classify
categorize
set
separate
codify
install
instate
compartmentalize

as in to regard

to think of in a particular way I would rate her my best friend; after all, she's always been there when I needed her

Synonyms & Similar Words

regard
view
count
consider
account
call
set down
believe
esteem
take for
think
reckon
hold
feel
sense
look (on or upon)
deem
imagine
fancy
conceive

rate

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verb (2)

as in to scold

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings a tyrannical father who usually spent most of dinnertime rating his children on their alleged multitude of failings

Synonyms & Similar Words

scold
lecture
reprimand
blame
score
criticize
call down
dress down
chew out
attack
jaw
bawl out
rag
lay into
fault
tongue-lash
keelhaul
hammer
flay
berate
rebuke
upbraid
reproach
mock
admonish
chastise
ream (out)
take to task
rail (at or against)
lambaste
rant (at)
baste
castigate
pan
read the riot act (to)
knock
abuse
lambast
slam
blast
condemn
lash
scourge
censure
chide
vituperate
harangue
denounce
remonstrate (with)
crucify
ridicule
scorn
revile
disparage
reprove
excoriate
reprehend
assail
dis
diss
lace (into)
scoff
belittle
put down
bad-mouth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

approve
sanction
endorse
indorse
praise
laud
extol
extoll

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of rate are appraise, assess, estimate, evaluate, and value. While all these words mean "to judge something with respect to its worth or significance," rate adds to estimate the notion of placing a thing according to a scale of values.

a highly rated restaurant

The words appraise and rate are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, appraise commonly implies the fixing by an expert of the monetary worth of a thing, but it may be used of any critical judgment.

having their house appraised

Although the words assess and rate have much in common, assess implies a critical appraisal for the purpose of understanding or interpreting, or as a guide in taking action.

officials are trying to assess the damage

The meanings of estimate and rate largely overlap; however, estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out.

estimated the crowd at two hundred

The synonyms evaluate and rate are sometimes interchangeable, but evaluate suggests an attempt to determine relative or intrinsic worth in terms other than monetary.

evaluate a student's work

Value equals appraise but without implying expertness of judgment.

a watercolor valued by the donor at $500

单词	rate
释义	rate 1 of 3 noun ˈrāt 1 a : a quantity, amount, or degree of something measured per unit of something else her typing rate was 80 words per minute b : an amount of payment or charge based on another amount specifically : the amount of premium per unit of insurance 2 a : a charge, payment, or price fixed according to a ratio, scale, or standard: such as (1) : a charge per unit of a public-service commodity (2) : a charge per unit of freight or passenger service (3) : a unit charge or ratio used in assessing property taxes (4) British : a local tax b : a fixed ratio between two things 3 a : reckoned value : valuation b obsolete : estimation 4 : relative condition or quality : class 5 obsolete : a fixed quantity rate 2 of 3 verb (1) rated; rating transitive verb 1 a : to set an estimate on : value, esteem talents that are rated highly b : to determine or assign the relative rank or class of : grade rate a seaman c : to estimate the normal capacity or power of 2 : consider, regard was rated an excellent pianist 3 : to have a right to : deserve she rated special privileges 4 : to fix the amount of premium to be charged per unit of insurance on 5 obsolete : allot intransitive verb : to enjoy a status of special privilege really rates with the boss rate 3 of 3 verb (2) rated; rating transitive verb 1 : to rebuke angrily or violently 2 obsolete : to drive away by scolding intransitive verb : to voice angry reprimands Phrases at any rate : in any case : anyway Synonyms Noun caliber calibre class grade quality Verb (1) deserve earn merit Verb (2) baste bawl out berate call down castigate chastise chew out dress down flay hammer jaw keelhaul lambaste lambast lecture rag rail (at or against) rant (at) ream (out) rebuke reprimand reproach scold score tongue-lash upbraid See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The cold weather meant a slower growing rate for many crops. At the rate we're moving, it will be morning before we arrive. People work at different rates. Gun violence is increasing at an alarming rate. Snow was falling at a rate of three inches per hour. There has been a fall in the rate of inflation. Crime rates have declined in recent years. What's the interest rate on the loan? Regular admission to the theater is $12, the student rate is $8, and the rate for senior citizens is $6. See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin rata, from Latin (pro) rata (parte) according to a fixed proportion Verb (2) Middle English First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a Verb (1) 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5 Verb (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing rate at a rate of knots at this/that rate discount rate cut-rate basal metabolic rate crude death rate carload rate birth rate bank rate bit rate heart rate lapse rate first-rate rate of exchange rate of change mortality rate pay rate second-rate rate of pay death rate going rate heart/pulse rate variable rate mortgage adjustable rate mortgage tenth-rate fatality rate exchange rate case fatality rate third-rate prime rate at any rate See More at a rate of knots at this/that rate discount rate cut-rate basal metabolic rate crude death rate carload rate birth rate bank rate bit rate heart rate lapse rate first-rate rate of exchange rate of change mortality rate pay rate second-rate rate of pay death rate going rate heart/pulse rate variable rate mortgage adjustable rate mortgage tenth-rate fatality rate exchange rate case fatality rate third-rate prime rate at any rate See More Kids Definition rate 1 of 2 noun ˈrāt 1 : a price or charge set according to a scale or standard hotel rates 2 : the amount of something measured in units of something else or in comparison with others I can walk at a rate of four miles per hour. rate 2 of 2 verb rated; rating 1 : to be placed in comparison with others : rank Our school rates high in math scores. 2 : consider sense 3, regard You are rated an expert. 3 : to have a right to : deserve He rates a promotion. Medical Definition rate noun ˈrāt 1 : a fixed ratio between two things 2 : a quantity, amount, or degree of something measured per unit of something else see death rate, heart rate, metabolic rate, pulse rate, sedimentation rate Legal Definition rate noun 1 : a fixed ratio between two things 2 : a charge, payment, or price fixed according to a ratio, scale, or standard: as a : a charge per unit of a commodity provided by a public utility b : a charge per unit of freight or passenger service see also joint rate c : a unit charge or ratio used in assessing property taxes 3 a : a quantity, amount, or degree of something measured per unit of something else b : an amount of payment or charge based on another amount specifically : the amount of premium per unit of insurance rate 1 of 3 noun 1 as in quality degree of excellence not being of the first rate, these apples are usually sold as food for livestock Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance quality grade caliber standard stature calibre class rank status benchmark criterion position measure hallmark place yardstick mark footing standing par touchstone 2 as in ratio the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things the exchange rate was 10 pesos to the dollar when we visited Mexico Synonyms & Similar Words ratio average frequency percentage proportion correspondence Antonyms & Near Antonyms disproportion rate 2 of 3 verb (1) 1 as in to merit to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment) how does a summer intern rate a new computer when I've been told to make do with this clunker? Synonyms & Similar Words merit deserve earn qualify entitle 2 as in to value to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding nowadays most motorists would probably rate their cell phone as an "essential" piece of electronic equipment Synonyms & Similar Words value estimate assess price evaluate guesstimate appraise set valuate analyze ascertain test survey learn prize deem determine judge discover assay adjudge reassess reevaluate revalue decide reappraise underestimate transvalue transvaluate undervalue settle misjudge rejudge misesteem misprize 3 as in to rank to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes a restaurant that consistently rates high in all the standard categories Synonyms & Similar Words rank be place grade stand seed count group class sort classify categorize set separate codify install instate compartmentalize 4 as in to regard to think of in a particular way I would rate her my best friend; after all, she's always been there when I needed her Synonyms & Similar Words regard view count consider account call set down believe esteem take for think reckon hold feel sense look (on or upon) deem imagine fancy conceive rate 3 of 3 verb (2) as in to scold to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings a tyrannical father who usually spent most of dinnertime rating his children on their alleged multitude of failings Synonyms & Similar Words scold lecture reprimand blame score criticize call down dress down chew out attack jaw bawl out rag lay into fault tongue-lash keelhaul hammer flay berate rebuke upbraid reproach mock admonish chastise ream (out) take to task rail (at or against) lambaste rant (at) baste castigate pan read the riot act (to) knock abuse lambast slam blast condemn lash scourge censure chide vituperate harangue denounce remonstrate (with) crucify ridicule scorn revile disparage reprove excoriate reprehend assail dis diss lace (into) scoff belittle put down bad-mouth Antonyms & Near Antonyms approve sanction endorse indorse praise laud extol extoll See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of rate are appraise, assess, estimate, evaluate, and value. While all these words mean "to judge something with respect to its worth or significance," rate adds to estimate the notion of placing a thing according to a scale of values. a highly rated restaurant The words appraise and rate are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, appraise commonly implies the fixing by an expert of the monetary worth of a thing, but it may be used of any critical judgment. having their house appraised Although the words assess and rate have much in common, assess implies a critical appraisal for the purpose of understanding or interpreting, or as a guide in taking action. officials are trying to assess the damage The meanings of estimate and rate largely overlap; however, estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out. estimated the crowd at two hundred The synonyms evaluate and rate are sometimes interchangeable, but evaluate suggests an attempt to determine relative or intrinsic worth in terms other than monetary. evaluate a student's work Value equals appraise but without implying expertness of judgment. a watercolor valued by the donor at $500 Phrases Containing rate at any rate at any rate
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