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rate

rate

2.1
The price charged for something often per hour or unit
  • noun
  • /reɪt/
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  • The mortgage rate is currently set at four percent for new loans.
  • interest rates
  • tax rates
  • hourly rate

Let's refinance again and get a lower rate and get cash out.

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Examples

  • Three month severance at the rate of 3,000 a month, if you wish to leave.

  • Charge them the same family rate they charged me.

  • We raised the rates just about a month and a half ago.

  • Do they have a better rate?

  • Let's refinance again and get a lower rate and get cash out.

  • School discipline referral rates will be obtained by the researchers prior to treatment.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Inquire for special out-of-town rates.

  • Selection of college-credit courses with high enrollments but low success rates may be a useful direction.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The staggering high school dropout rates in the United States are appalling.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The infant mortality rate fell by a third, and life expectancy inched upward.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

charge
vsrate
755 2.3

An amount of money paid for a service

is more specific about being calculated against a particular standard
interest rate
vsrate
  • Specialized
415 2.3

The extra money you pay when you borrow or receive when you save each year

is the broader notion of a charge per a chosen standard
going rate
vsrate
16 3.5

The usual price or wage for something at a particular time

is the technical idea of an amount calculated by a standard
5 3.2

Percent a bank charges for borrowing money each year

is the overall concept of amounts calculated relative to standards
pay rate
vsrate
3 3.0

The amount of money a worker gets for each hour or week of work

is the broad term for any charge tied to a measure
payment rate
vsrate
2 2.7

Amount of money paid for work in a set time like per hour

covers charges calculated by any standard, not only wages
rate of pay
vsrate
1 2.4

The amount of money given for work, usually per hour or week

is the neutral label for any charge based on a standard
water-rate
vsrate
1 4.6

A regular charge for the water that comes to a home, often paid quarterly

is the general form of a charge, not limited to utilities
repayment rate
vsrate
  • Specialized
1 3.6

The amount of money you pay back for a loan during a set time

is more general, applying to many types of calculated charges
piece rate
vsrate
  • Specialized
1 4.8

Pay for each item a worker makes

is the general concept of a charge tied to a chosen measure
APR
vsrate
  • Specialized
1 4.6

Yearly percentage cost of borrowing money that includes some extra fees

is the simpler idea of a calculated charge without added fees
discount rate
vsrate
  • Specialized
1 4.7

Interest taken from the loan amount before you receive the money

is the general measurement idea not tied to deduction methods
2.7

The amount of money paid for each hour or work period

is the general idea of a charge related to a standard
installment rate
vsrate
  • US
3.4

An amount of money you pay regularly to repay a loan or buy something

is broader, applying to charges measured by time or quantity
3.4

The cost for each item or unit used

is wider, covering charges tied to various standards beyond units

Idioms

27 3.7

To say something is true despite what was said before

Compounds

interest rate
  • Specialized
415 2.3

The extra money you pay when you borrow or receive when you save each year

heart rate
  • Specialized
168 2.5

The number of times the heart beats in one minute

168 2.3

The percent of income or profit that you must pay to the government

unemployment rate
  • Specialized
149 3.4

The percentage of people looking for work who do not have a job

crime rate
  • Specialized
58 2.7

The number of crimes in an area per 1,000 people each year

49 3.8

Very high quality or done very well

48 2.7

How fast something grows over a period of time

mortality rate
  • Specialized
34 3.8

The number of people who die in a group each year per 1,000 people

death rate
  • Specialized
26 2.7

The number of people who die in a population each year shown per 1,000 people

23 4.4

Not as good as the best, often cheap or simple

21 3.2

The value of one country's money when you change it for another country's money

birth rate
  • Specialized
17 2.5

Number of live births per 1,000 people in a year

16 3.5

The usual price or wage for something at a particular time

inflation rate
  • Specialized
15 3.7

The percent that shows how much prices for things and services rise over time

rate of return
  • Specialized
14 4.8

Profit or loss on an investment shown as a percent of its cost

The speed at which something becomes bigger or more over time

The percentage by which prices for goods and services rise over time

metabolic rate
  • Specialized
9 4.2

How fast the body uses energy

flow rate
  • Specialized
8 3.6

The amount of liquid or gas that passes a point in one minute

8 2.8

Number of times the heart beats in one minute

infant mortality rate
  • Specialized
7 3.7

Number of babies who die before their first birthday per 1,000 live births

discount rate
  • Specialized
6 4.9

Interest rate a central bank charges banks for borrowing money

frame rate
  • Specialized
5 3.4

How many pictures a video, animation, or game shows each second

Percent a bank charges for borrowing money each year

turnover rate
  • Specialized
5 4.0

How quickly workers leave a company and new workers replace them

vacancy rate
  • Specialized
5 4.6

The percentage of rooms or apartments that are empty

fatality rate
  • Specialized
4 4.9

Number of people who die in a group each year per 1,000 people

An area where many crimes happen

4 1.9

The price for staying one night in a hotel

fertility rate
  • Specialized
3 2.8

The number of babies born per 1,000 people in one year

respiratory rate
  • Specialized
3 3.3

The number of breaths a person takes each minute used to check health

3 3.0

The amount of money a worker gets for each hour or week of work

data rate
  • Specialized
2 3.4

The speed at which digital information moves through a connection, measured in bits per second

attrition rate
  • Specialized
2 6.0

The number of people who leave or die from a group over time

occupancy rate
  • Specialized
2 4.1

The percentage of available rooms or units that are occupied

2 2.7

Amount of money paid for work in a set time like per hour

bit rate
  • Specialized
1 4.1

The number of bits sent or processed each second in audio and video files

burn rate
  • Specialized
1 6.5

The speed a company spends money each month

sed rate
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A blood test that shows how fast red blood cells settle to check for inflammation

basal metabolic rate
  • Specialized
1 4.9

How fast the body uses energy while resting to keep breathing and stay warm

1 3.2

A price lower than usual offered as a special deal

rate of exchange
  • Specialized
1 3.8

The value at which one country's money can buy another country's money

1 2.4

The amount of money given for work, usually per hour or week

1 4.6

A regular charge for the water that comes to a home, often paid quarterly

A high quality school or university training that gives strong knowledge and skills

1 5.2

A system where a currency's value changes because of buying and selling in the market, not set by the government

freight rate
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A charge for moving goods by truck, ship, or plane

prime interest rate
  • Specialized
1 4.2

The lowest interest rate banks charge to their best business customers

rate of flow
  • Specialized
1 3.7

How much liquid passes a point in a given time

baud rate
  • Specialized
1 5.0

The number of signal changes sent each second in a data connection

burn rate
  • Jargon
1 7.4

The speed tokens are permanently removed from circulation

1 3.3

A price lower than the usual one

1 3.7

Offered at a lower price than usual, often with lower quality

discount rate
  • Specialized
1 4.7

Interest taken from the loan amount before you receive the money

dose rate
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Amount of radiation received in a given time

elevated sed rate
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A faster than normal fall of red blood cells in a blood test that shows inflammation in the body

absentee rate
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The percent of workers who are not at work during a period

bank rate
  • Specialized
1 4.6

The interest rate that a country's central bank sets for loans to commercial banks

fixed exchange rate
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A system where a government keeps a country's money at a set value, often linked to another currency or gold

Amount of fuel a vehicle like a car uses for a certain distance or time

How quickly the size of a group becomes smaller over time

rate of respiration
  • Specialized
1 3.8

The number of breaths a person takes each minute

repayment rate
  • Specialized
1 3.6

The amount of money you pay back for a loan during a set time

piece rate
  • Specialized
1 4.8

Pay for each item a worker makes

sampling rate
  • Specialized
1 4.6

The number of times per second a device measures a sound to make a digital file

sedimentation rate
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A test that measures how fast red blood cells sink in a tube to show infection or disease

third-rate hotel
  • Informal
1 3.1

A hotel with poor rooms and bad service

The price charged when shops buy goods in large amounts

5.5

A key interest rate set by the Bank of England that other loan rates follow

2.7

An event when shops sell goods at much lower prices for a short time to clear old stock

depreciation rate
  • Specialized
5.3

A measure of how quickly things like cars or machines lose value over time, often used for tax

The speed at which red blood cells fall to the bottom of a test tube, showing inflammation

A cheaper price for a round-trip ticket usually given for travel on set dates or when bought early

How Expensive

premium
58 5.4
tariff
270 5.6
rate
2.1
price
1.0
to charge
808 2.0
fee
729 1.0

Surface Forms

rate singular
rates plural

Etymology

Rate comes from the same root as ratio, with the sense of a 'calculated' or fixed amount. That's why a rate can mean a price or charge set per hour, per unit, or per service.