rate
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2.1
- noun
- /reɪt/
- The mortgage rate is currently set at four percent for new loans.
- interest rates
- tax rates
- hourly rate
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Watch on YouTubeLet's refinance again and get a lower rate and get cash out.
- Let's refinance again and get a lower rate and get cash out.
- Charge them the same family rate they charged me.
- I didn't think they would raise rates to these levels this quickly.
- Hotels can't charge Swifty in rates once the event is over.
- So in summary, yeah, some good news, but also rates are still too high.
- The cap only applies to standard variable rate or default tariffs.
- Well, they're raising rates to get inflation under control.
- They they tapered the asset purchases, they raised rates, they sank the stock market.
- I sold four years rate for in in radio.
Examples
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Three month severance at the rate of 3,000 a month, if you wish to leave.
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Charge them the same family rate they charged me.
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We raised the rates just about a month and a half ago.
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Do they have a better rate?
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Let's refinance again and get a lower rate and get cash out.
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School discipline referral rates will be obtained by the researchers prior to treatment.
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Inquire for special out-of-town rates.
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Selection of college-credit courses with high enrollments but low success rates may be a useful direction.
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The staggering high school dropout rates in the United States are appalling.
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The infant mortality rate fell by a third, and life expectancy inched upward.
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Synonyms
330
2.3
The extra money you pay when you borrow or receive when you save each year
267
2.3
An amount of money paid for a service
19
3.5
The usual price or wage for something at a particular time
10
4.7
Interest taken from the loan amount before you receive the money
6
3.2
Percent a bank charges for borrowing money each year
4
4.6
Yearly percentage cost of borrowing money that includes some extra fees
3
3.0
The amount of money a worker gets for each hour or week of work
2
2.7
Amount of money paid for work in a set time like per hour
2
4.6
A regular charge for the water that comes to a home, often paid quarterly
1
2.4
The amount of money given for work, usually per hour or week
1
4.8
Pay for each item a worker makes
1
3.6
The amount of money you pay back for a loan during a set time
1
2.7
The amount of money paid for each hour or work period
1
3.4
An amount of money you pay regularly to repay a loan or buy something
The cost for each item or unit used
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
330
2.3
The extra money you pay when you borrow or receive when you save each year
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121
3.4
The percentage of people looking for work who do not have a job
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32
3.8
The number of people who die in a group each year per 1,000 people
29
3.2
The value of one country's money when you change it for another country's money
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27
2.7
The number of people who die in a population each year shown per 1,000 people
- Specialized
23
3.7
The percent that shows how much prices for things and services rise over time
- Specialized
7
3.7
Number of babies who die before their first birthday per 1,000 live births
- Specialized
4
3.3
The number of breaths a person takes each minute used to check health
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3
3.4
The speed at which digital information moves through a connection, measured in bits per second
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2
4.1
The number of bits sent or processed each second in audio and video files
- Specialized
2
5.6
A blood test that shows how fast red blood cells settle to check for inflammation
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1
3.8
The value at which one country's money can buy another country's money
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1
4.2
The lowest interest rate banks charge to their best business customers
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1
4.9
How fast the body uses energy while resting to keep breathing and stay warm
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1
5.4
A system where a government keeps a country's money at a set value, often linked to another currency or gold
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1
4.6
The interest rate that a country's central bank sets for loans to commercial banks
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3.7
A high quality school or university training that gives strong knowledge and skills
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1
4.6
The number of times per second a device measures a sound to make a digital file
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1
5.2
A system where a currency's value changes because of buying and selling in the market, not set by the government
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1
7.1
A faster than normal fall of red blood cells in a blood test that shows inflammation in the body
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1
6.3
A test that measures how fast red blood cells sink in a tube to show infection or disease
- Specialized
1
5.1
The percentage by which property or equipment loses value over a period for accounting
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1
5.3
The price of one currency that goes up and down with market buying and selling
- Specialized
1
5.3
A measure of how quickly things like cars or machines lose value over time, often used for tax
- Specialized
1
7.0
A system that fixes a country's money value to another country's money
- Formal
1
6.0
Independent United States agency that recommends prices for mail services
How Expensive
Surface Forms
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.