Rates

/ɹeɪts/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Rates

noun

  1. The worth of something; value.
  2. The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.

    "At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year."

  3. Speed.

    "The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate."

  4. The relative speed of change or progress.

    "The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing."

  5. The price of (an individual) thing; cost.

    "He asked quite a rate to take me to the airport."

verb

  1. To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.

    "She is rated fourth in the country."

  2. To evaluate or estimate the value of.

    "They rate his talents highly."

  3. To consider or regard.

    "He rated this book brilliant."

  4. To deserve; to be worth.

    "The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide."

  5. To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.

    "The transformer is rated at 10 watts."

verb

  1. To berate, scold.

noun

  1. (British, New Zealand, or Australian) Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.

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