rate in English
- rate⇄adiabatic gradient orrate
the rate at which a parcel of air becomes cooler or warmer as it gains or loses altitude, respectively, estimated to be approximately 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit per 1,000 feet, or 1 degree centigrade (Celsius) per 100 meters. - rate⇄expr. at any rate, in any case; under any circumstances; anyway.
Ex. Commercially the arrangement was not a success, at any rate for the firm (Joseph Conrad). - rate⇄expr. at that (or this) rate, in that or this case; under such circumstances.
Ex. At this rate, overspeculation will be followed by declines, but there is a vast difference between a speculative reaction and a panic (Boston Transcript). - rate⇄noun 1. a quantity, amount, or degree measured in proportion to something else.
Ex. The rate of interest is 6 cents on the dollar. The railroad rate is 4 cents a mile. Parcel post rates depend on weight.
2. the degree of speed, progress, acc - rate⇄rate (1), noun, verb, rated,rating.
- rate⇄rate (2), transitive verb, intransitive verb, rated,rating.
to scold; berate.
Ex. [Elizabeth I] rated great nobles as if they were schoolboys (John R. Green). - rate⇄rate, noun.
(French.) a failure; bungler. - rate⇄v.i. to be ranked; be considered.
- rate⇄v.t. 1. to put a value on.
Ex. We rated the house as worth $30,000.
2. to consider; regard.
Ex. He was rated one of the richest men in town.
3. to put in a certain class or grade.
Ex. I should be rated ship's boy (Robert L
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