Rate
Definition of Rate
Pronunciation: rāt v. t. & i. | 1. | To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently; to berate. | n. | 1. | Established portion or measure; fixed allowance. | | 2. | That which is established as a measure or criterion; degree; standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate of movement; rate of interest is the ratio of the interest to the principal, per annum. | | 3. | Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost; charge; as, high or low rates of transportation. | | 4. | A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value; esp., in England, a local tax; as, parish rates; town rates. | | 5. | Order; arrangement. | | 6. | Ratification; approval. | | 7. | (Horol.) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc. | | 8. | (Naut.) The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc. | v. t. | 1. | To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree. | | 2. | To assess for the payment of a rate or tax. | | 3. | To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount, value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a pension. | | 4. | To ratify. | v. i. | 1. | To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship rates as a ship of the line. | | 2. | To make an estimate. |
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