A charge or payment calculated in relation to a particular sum or quantity: interest rates.
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A measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion: the mortality rate; a tax rate.
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A quantity measured with respect to another measured quantity: a rate of speed of 60 miles an hour.
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Chiefly British A locally assessed property tax. Often used in the plural.
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Level of quality.
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idiom
At any rate At least.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
At any rate Whatever the case may be.
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verb-intransitive
Informal To have status, importance, or influence.
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To be ranked in a particular class.
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To express reproof.
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verb-transitive
Informal To merit or deserve: people that rate special treatment. See Synonyms at earn1.
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To berate.
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To calculate the value of; appraise. See Synonyms at estimate.
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To place in a particular rank or grade.
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To regard or account: rated the movie excellent.
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verb
To rebuke angrily or violently.
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To drive away by scolding.
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To voice angry reprimands.
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To set an estimate on.
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To determine or assign the relative rank or class of.
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