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rate

/ɹeɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

Rate means: assign a rank or rating to.

Synonyms for rate23

noun, as in amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis

charge per unit

noun, as in the relative speed of progress or change

pace

verb, as in assign a rank or rating to

rank, range, order, grade, place

verb, as in estimate the value of

value

also used for rate

appraise, evaluate, worthen, apprise, apprize, assess, esteem, judge, regard, respect, honor, idolize, lay store by, look up to, prize

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What does rate mean?7

verb

1

assign a rank or rating to“how would you rank these students?”

2

estimate the value of“How would you rate his chances to become President?”

3

be worthy of or have a certain rating“This bond rates highly”

noun

1

amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis“a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5”

2

the relative speed of progress or change“he lived at a fast pace”

3

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit“they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour”

4

a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure“the literacy rate”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rate?44

three syllables

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All 44 rhymes for rate, grouped by syllable

Rate in a sentence

  • At this rate, we won't be able to buy a house.CM
  • At any rate, you had better go there.mailohilohi
  • After all is said and done, he was a first-rate novelist.unknown
  • At any rate, that it had ended without serious incident was a small mercy.unknown
  • If he is not rich, he is at any rate happy.blay_paul
  • At any rate, it's all the same to me.al_ex_an_der
  • The hotel was expensive, but the daily rate included breakfast.Eldad
  • Considering the favourable exchange rate, it's a good time to travel.Objectivesea

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Forms of rate

as a noun

plural
rates

as a verb

past tense
rated
present participle
rating
third-person singular
rates
past participle
rated