Dictionary entry details
• RATE (noun)
Meaning:
Amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
charge per unit; rate
Context example:
a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5
Hypernyms ("rate" is a kind of...):
charge (the price charged for some article or service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rate"):
excursion rate (a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket)
footage (a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done)
linage; lineage (a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted)
room rate (the rate charged daily for a hotel room)
exchange rate; rate of exchange (the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another)
depreciation rate; rate of depreciation (the rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to calculate tax deduction)
freight; freight rate; freightage (the charge for transporting something by common carrier)
interest rate; rate of interest (the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use)
tax rate (rate used to calculate tax liability)
installment rate; payment rate; rate of payment; repayment rate (the amount of money paid out per unit time)
pay rate; rate of pay (amount of money received per unit time)
Meaning:
A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context examples:
they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour / the rate of change was faster than expected
Hypernyms ("rate" is a kind of...):
magnitude relation; quantitative relation (a relation between magnitudes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rate"):
heart rate; pulse; pulse rate (the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health)
gait; pace (the rate of moving (especially walking or running))
miles per hour; mph (the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours))
metabolic rate (rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period)
terahertz; THz (one trillion periods per second)
Mc; megacycle; megacycle per second; megahertz; MHz (one million periods per second)
kilometers per hour; kilometres per hour; km/h; kph (the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours))
rate of return (the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost)
rate of respiration; respiratory rate (the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health)
rev; revolutions per minute; rpm (rate of revolution of a motor)
sampling rate ((telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time)
solar constant (the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere)
spacing (the time between occurrences of a repeating event)
speed; velocity (distance travelled per unit time)
pace; tempo (the rate of some repeating event)
words per minute; wpm (the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing))
kc; kHz; kilocycle; kilocycle per second; kilohertz (one thousand periods per second)
jerk ((mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration)
inflation rate; rate of inflation (the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis)
acceleration ((physics) a rate of increase of velocity)
deceleration ((physics) a rate of decrease in velocity)
attrition rate; rate of attrition (the rate of shrinkage in size or number)
birth rate; birthrate; fertility; fertility rate; natality (the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year)
bits per second; bps ((computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem))
crime rate (the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year)
data rate (the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information)
death rate; deathrate; fatality rate; mortality; mortality rate (the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year)
dose rate (the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time)
cps; cycle; cycle per second; cycles/second; hertz; Hz (the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second)
growth rate; rate of growth (the rate of increase in size per unit time)
Gc; GHz; gigacycle; gigacycle per second; gigahertz (1,000,000,000 periods per second)
frequence; frequency; oftenness (the number of occurrences within a given time period)
flux (the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface)
flow; flow rate; rate of flow (the amount of fluid that flows in a given time)
erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ESR; sed rate; sedimentation rate (the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation)
Meaning:
The relative speed of progress or change
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
pace; rate
Context examples:
he lived at a fast pace / he works at a great rate / the pace of events accelerated
Hypernyms ("rate" is a kind of...):
temporal property (a property relating to time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rate"):
fastness; speed; swiftness (a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens)
beat (a regular rate of repetition)
celerity; quickness; rapidity; rapidness; speediness (a rate that is rapid)
deliberateness; deliberation; slowness; unhurriedness (a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry)
sluggishness (the pace of things that move relatively slowly)
Meaning:
A quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Context examples:
the literacy rate / the retention rate / the dropout rate
Hypernyms ("rate" is a kind of...):
proportion (the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole)
• RATE (verb)
Meaning:
Assign a rank or rating to
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
grade; rate; rank; place; range; order
Context examples:
how would you rank these students? / The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
Hypernyms (to "rate" is one way to...):
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rate"):
upgrade (rate higher; raise in value or esteem)
downgrade (rate lower; lower in value or esteem)
sequence (arrange in a sequence)
prioritise; prioritize (assign a priority to)
subordinate (rank or order as less important or consider of less value)
reorder (assign a new order to)
seed (distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds)
shortlist (put someone or something on a short list)
superordinate (place in a superior order or rank)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue rate the movie
Meaning:
Be worthy of or have a certain rating
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
This bond rates highly
Hypernyms (to "rate" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Estimate the value of
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
rate; value
Context examples:
How would you rate his chances to become President? / Gold was rated highly among the Romans
Hypernyms (to "rate" is one way to...):
appraise; assess; evaluate; measure; valuate; value (place a value on; judge the worth of something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rate"):
revalue (value anew)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
