rate
noun
[ reɪt ]
• a measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against another quantity or measure.
• "the island has the lowest crime rate in the world"
• a fixed price paid or charged for something.
• "a £3.40 minimum hourly rate of pay"
Similar:
charge,
price,
cost,
tariff,
hire,
fare,
figure,
amount,
outlay,
tax,
duty,
levy,
toll,
fee,
remuneration,
pay,
payment,
wage,
allowance,
damage,
rate
verb
• assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale.
• "they were asked to rate their ability at different driving manoeuvres"
Similar:
assess,
evaluate,
appraise,
weigh up,
judge,
estimate,
calculate,
compute,
gauge,
measure,
adjudge,
value,
put a value on,
grade,
rank,
classify,
class,
categorize,
position,
place,
• consider to be of a certain quality or standard.
• "Atkinson rates him as Europe's top defender"
Similar:
consider to be,
judge to be,
reckon to be,
think to be,
hold to be,
deem to be,
find to be,
regard,
account,
esteem,
mark down as,
look on,
count,
Origin:
late Middle English (expressing a notion of ‘estimated value’): from Old French, from medieval Latin rata (from Latin pro rata parte (or portione ) ‘according to the proportional share’), from ratus ‘reckoned’, past participle of reri .
rate
verb
• scold (someone) angrily.
• "he rated the young man soundly for his want of respect"
Origin:
late Middle English: of unknown origin.
rate
verb
• variant spelling of ret.
ret
verb
• soak (flax or hemp) in water to soften it.
• "the flax has been retted and used as linen to produce the fabric"
Origin:
late Middle English: related to Dutch reten, also to rot.
