1. the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
2. a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing and used as a standard or measure: at the rate of 60 miles an hour.
3. a fixed charge per unit of quantity: a rate of 10 cents a pound.
4. price; cost: to cut rates on all home furnishings.
5. degree of speed, progress, etc.: to work at a rapid rate.
6. degree or comparative extent of action or procedure: the rate of increase in work output.
7. relative condition or quality; grade, class, or sort.
8. assigned position in any of a series of graded classes; rating.
9. the premium charge per unit of insurance.
10. a charge by a common carrier for transportation, sometimes including certain services involved in rendering such transportation.
11. a wage paid on a specified time basis: a salary figured on an hourly rate.
12. a charge or price established in accordance with a scale or standard: hotel rates based on length of stay.
13. the relative adherence of a timepiece to perfect timekeeping, measured in terms of the amount of time gained or lost within a certain period.
14. Usually rates. British.
• a tax on property for some local purpose.
• any tax assessed and paid to a local government, as any city tax or district tax.

15. to estimate the value or worth of; appraise: to rate a student's class performance.
16. to esteem, consider, or account: He was rated one of the best writers around.
17. to fix at a certain rate, as of charge or payment.
18. to value for purposes of taxation or the like.
19. to make subject to the payment of a certain rate or tax.
20. to place in a certain rank, class, etc., as a ship or a sailor; give a specific rating to.
21. to be considered or treated as worthy of; merit: an event that doesn't even rate a mention in most histories of the period.
22. to arrange for the conveyance of (goods) at a certain rate.

23. to have value, standing, etc.: a performance that didn't rate very high in the competition.
24. to have position in a certain class.
25. to rank very high in estimation: The new teacher really rates with our class.

26. at any rate,
• in any event; in any case.
• at least: It was a mediocre film, but at any rate there was one outstanding individual performance.

1. to chide vehemently; scold.

1. a quantity or amount considered in relation to or measured against another quantity or amount
• a price or charge with reference to a standard or scale
• (as modifier)
3. a charge made per unit for a commodity, service, etc
4. See rates
5. the relative speed of progress or change of something variable; pace
• relative quality; class or grade
• (in combination)
7. a measure of the frequency of occurrence of a given event, such as births and deaths, usually expressed as the number of times the event occurs for every thousand of the total population considered
8. a wage calculated against a unit of time
9. the amount of gain or loss of a timepiece
10. in any case; at all events; anyway

11. to assign or receive a position on a scale of relative values; rank
12. to estimate the value of; evaluate
13. to be worthy of; deserve
14. to consider; regard
15. to assess the value of (property) for the purpose of local taxation
16. to think highly of

1. to scold or criticize severely; rebuke harshly

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