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- pronunciation:
- reIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you get paid at a rate of ten dollars an hour, it means that you get paid ten dollars for every hour you work. If someone can run at a rate of seven miles per hour, it means that, for every hour they run, they go seven miles.
The factory makes chairs at the rate of five hundred a day. |
| definition 2: |
Sometimes we use the word "rate" to talk about the level of quality of something. If your basketball team is first rate, it means that the quality of your team is at the highest level. It's excellent. If someone is a second rate actor, they are not as good as many other actors.
Michelle's cousin wanted to hire first rate musicians to play at her wedding, but her family couldn't afford them. |
| definition 3: |
A rate is a price of something that changes over time or is different in different places.
We pay a higher rate for electricity than the people who live on the coast.- synonyms:
- cost, price
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| definition 4: |
A rate is the speed at which something is done. If you work at a fast rate, you will get your work done quickly.
Our neighbor speaks at such a fast rate that it's difficult to understand her sometimes.- synonyms:
- pace, speed
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| related words: |
charge, cost, figure, grade, tempo |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rates, rating, rated |
| definition 1: |
When you rate something, you say how good you think it is.
A lot of people rated the movie as excellent.- synonyms:
- regard
- similar words:
- consider, esteem, judge
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| definition 2: |
If someone rates things, they judge them and put them in a certain order, like from best to worst or hardest to easiest.
For fun, my friends and I tried different kinds of ice cream flavors and rated them from best to worst.- synonyms:
- grade, rank
- similar words:
- order
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| related words: |
deserve, score |
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