rate
1
[ reyt ]
/ reɪt /
noun
verb (used with object), rat·ed, rat·ing.
verb (used without object), rat·ed, rat·ing.
Idioms for rate
- in any event; in any case.
- at least: It was a mediocre film, but at any rate there was one outstanding individual performance.
at any rate,
Origin of rate
1
1375–1425; (noun) late Middle English
rate monetary value, estimated amount, proportional part < Medieval Latin
rata < Latin (
prō)
ratā (
parte) (according to) an estimated (part),
ratā ablative singular of
rata, feminine of
ratus, past participle of
rērī to judge; (v.) late Middle English
raten to estimate the value (of), derivative of the noun
Words nearby rate
Definition for rates (2 of 2)
rate
2
[ reyt ]
/ reɪt /
verb (used with or without object), rat·ed, rat·ing.
to chide vehemently; scold.
Origin of rate
2
1350–1400; Middle English (
a)raten, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Norwegian
rata to reject
OTHER WORDS FROM rate
rat·er, nounExample sentences from the Web for rates
British Dictionary definitions for rates (1 of 3)
rates
/ (reɪts) /
pl n
(in some countries) a tax levied on property by a local authority
British Dictionary definitions for rates (2 of 3)
rate
1
/ (reɪt) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Word Origin for rate
C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin
rata, from Latin
prō ratā parte according to a fixed proportion, from
ratus fixed, from
rērī to think, decide
British Dictionary definitions for rates (3 of 3)
rate
2
/ (reɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to scold or criticize severely; rebuke harshly
Word Origin for rate
C14: perhaps related to Swedish
rata to chide
Medical definitions for rates
rate
[ rāt ]
n.
A quantity measured with respect to another measured quantity.
A measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion.
Idioms and Phrases with rates
rate
see at any rate; at this rate; x-rated.