rate
1. a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit (Freq. 68)
- they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour
- the rate of change was faster than expected
• Hypernyms:
magnitude relation, quantitative relation
• Hyponyms:
acceleration, deceleration, attrition rate, rate of attrition, birthrate,
birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality, bits per second, bps,
crime rate, data rate, deathrate, death rate, mortality, mortality rate,
fatality rate, dose rate, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, ESR, sedimentation rate, sed rate,
flow, flow rate, rate of flow, flux, frequency, frequence,
oftenness, gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle per second, gigacycle, Gc,
growth rate, rate of growth, hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second,
cps, cycle, inflation rate, rate of inflation, jerk, kilohertz,
kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc, kilometers per hour, kilometres per hour,
kph, km/h, megahertz, MHz, megacycle per second, megacycle,
Mc, terahertz, THz, metabolic rate, miles per hour, mph,
pace, gait, pulse, pulse rate, heart rate, rate of return,
respiratory rate, rate of respiration, revolutions per minute, rpm, rev, sampling rate,
sampling rate, spacing, speed, velocity, tempo,
words per minute, wpm
2. amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis (Freq. 39)
- a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5
• Syn:
charge per unit
• Hypernyms:
charge
• Hyponyms:
pay rate, rate of pay, payment rate, rate of payment, repayment rate,
installment rate, tax rate, interest rate, rate of interest, freight, freightage,
freight rate, rate of depreciation, depreciation rate, rate of exchange, exchange rate, excursion rate,
footage, linage, lineage, room rate
3. the relative speed of progress or change (Freq. 1)
- he lived at a fast pace
- he works at a great rate
- the pace of events accelerated
• Syn:
pace
• Derivationally related forms:
pace (for: pace)
• Hypernyms:
temporal property
• Hyponyms:
speed, swiftness, fastness, beat, celerity,
quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, slowness, deliberation,
deliberateness, unhurriedness, sluggishness
4. a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
- the literacy rate
- the retention rate
- the dropout rate
• Hypernyms:
proportion
1. assign a rank or rating to (Freq. 9)
- how would you rank these students?
- The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
• Syn:
rank, range, order, grade, place
• Derivationally related forms:
place (for: place), grade (for: grade), gradation (for: grade), grader (for: grade), grading (for: grade), order (for: order), ordering (for: order), rank (for: rank)
• Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Hyponyms:
superordinate, shortlist, seed, reorder, subordinate,
prioritize, prioritise, sequence, downgrade, upgrade
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam and Sue rate the movie
2. be worthy of or have a certain rating (Freq. 2)
- This bond rates highly
• Derivationally related forms:
rating
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- Something ----s something
3. estimate the value of (Freq. 1)
- How would you rate his chances to become President?
- Gold was rated highly among the Romans
• Syn:
value
• Derivationally related forms:
rating
• Hypernyms:
measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
• Hyponyms:
revalue
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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