rate
English
/ɹeɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) The worth of something; value.
- The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
- Speed.
- The relative speed of change or progress.
- The price of (an individual) thing; cost.
- A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc.
- A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.
- Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.
- (nautical) A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.
- (obsolete) Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.
- (obsolete) Order; arrangement.
- (obsolete) Ratification; approval.
- (horology) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rate derived from Old French rate derived from Latin rata, prō ratā parte (according to a fixed part).
Origin
Latin
prō ratā parte
Gloss
according to a fixed part
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- berate English
- beratement English
- beration English
- birth English
- birthrate English
- bit English
- bitrate English
- buster English
- count English
- countrate English
- derate English
- disrate English
- downrate English
- eigenrate English
- fall English
- fallrate English
- fill English
- fillrate English
- flow English
- flowrate English
- interrater English
- intrarater English
- maker English
- making English
- man English
- man-rate English
- midrate English
- misrate English
- multirate English
- nonratable English
- outrate English
- over-rate English
- overrate English
- overrater English
- payer English
- paying English
- ratability English
- ratable English
- rateable English
- ratebuster English
- ratee English
- rateless English
- ratelessly English
- ratelessness English
- ratemaker English
- ratemaking English
- ratemeter English
- ratepayer English
- ratepaying English
- rater English
- ratest English
- rateth English
- rerate English
- run English
- runrate English
- transrate English
- underrate English
- underrater English
- unratable English
- unrate English
- unrateable English
- uprate English
- work English
- workrate English
- prō ratā parte Latin
- rata Latin
- Rate German
- rata Italian
- レート Japanese
- rate Middle English
- rate Old French
- bit
- run
- man
- fall
- flow
- work
- fill
- maker
- ratee
- payer
- count
- rater
- birth
- uprate
- buster
- making
- derate
- rateth
- berate
- ratest
- unrate
- rerate
- paying
- misrate
- disrate
- bitrate
- outrate
- ratable
- midrate
- runrate
- rateless
- fillrate
- beration
- man-rate
- rateable
- flowrate
- downrate
- fallrate
- overrate
- workrate
- over-rate
- transrate
- countrate
- multirate
- ratepayer
- eigenrate
- overrater
- birthrate
- unratable
- ratemeter
- underrate
- ratemaker
- beratement
- underrater
- intrarater
- ratepaying
- ratebuster
- interrater
- ratelessly
- nonratable
- ratemaking
- unrateable
- ratability
- ratelessness