1a measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against another quantity or measure:the island has the lowest crime rate in the worldbuying up sites at a rate of one a month
the speed with which something moves or happens:the band is shedding vocalists at an alarming rateyour heart rate
2a fixed price paid or charged for something:a £3.40 minimum hourly rate of payadvertising rates
the amount of a charge or payment expressed as a percentage of another amount, or as a basis of calculation:you’ll find our current interest rate very competitive
(rates) (in the UK) a tax on commercial land and buildings paid to a local authority; (in Northern Ireland and formerly in the UK) a tax levied on private property.
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1 [with object] assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale:they were asked to rate their ability at different driving manoeuvres [with object and complement]:the hotel, rated four star, had no hot water
[with object and adverbial] assign a standard, optimal, or limiting rating to (a piece of equipment):the average life of the new bulb is rated at approximately 500 hours
(in the UK) assess the value of (a property) for the purpose of levying a local tax.
2 [with object and adverbial] consider to be of a certain quality or standard:Atkinson rates him as Europe’s top defender [with object and complement]:the program has been rated a great success
[no object, with adverbial] be regarded in a specified way:Jeff still rates as one of the nicest people I have ever met
[with object] informal have a high opinion of:Mike certainly rated her, goodness knows why
[with object] be worthy of; merit:the ambassador rated a bulletproof car and a police escort
at any rate
whatever happens or may have happened:for the moment, at any rate, he was safe
used to clarify or emphasize a statement:the story, or at any rate, a public version of it, was known and remembered
at this (or that) rate
if matters continue in this or that way:at this rate, I won’t have a job to go back to
rate of return
the annual income from an investment expressed as a proportion (usually a percentage) of the original investment.
