noun · verb · 34 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rāt
/ɹeɪt/
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rhymes with -eɪt
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The worth of something; value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Speed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The relative speed of change or progress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The price of (an individual) thing; cost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He asked quite a rate to take me to the airport.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Postal rates here are low.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
We pay an hourly rate of between $10 – $15 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
I hardly have enough left every month to pay the rates.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
Examples
This textbook is first-rate.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
Order; arrangement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
Ratification; approval.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Examples
c. 1610s, George Chapman, Caesar and Pompey Tis offerd, Sir, 'boue the rate of Caesar In other men, but in what I approue Beneath his merits: which I will not faile T'enforce at full to Pompey, nor forget In any time the gratitude of my seruice.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, horology, lifestyle
Examples
daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
verb
Meaning 14
To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
She is rated fourth in the country.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
verb
Meaning 15
To evaluate or estimate the value of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
He rated this book brilliant.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: esteem, regard, respect, honor, idolize, lay store by, look up to, prize, hallow, put store by, put store in, rate, revere, set store by, value, venerate, worthy
Antonyms: none provided
17
verb
Meaning 17
To deserve; to be worth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
18
verb
Meaning 18
To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The transformer is rated at 10 watts.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
19
verb
Meaning 19
To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
20
verb
Meaning 20
To like; to think highly of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
Examples
The customers don't rate the new burgers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
21
verb
Meaning 21
To take action to slow down the pace of the horse one is riding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
How would you rate his chances to become President?
Gold was rated highly among the Romans
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: value
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
Narrower terms: revalue
34
verb
Meaning 34
be worthy of or have a certain rating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
This bond rates highly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: be
History
Etymology
From Middle English rate, from Old French rate, from Medieval Latin rata, from Latin prō ratā parte (“according to a fixed part”), from ratus (“fixed”), from rērī (“think, deem, judge, estimate", originally "reckon, calculate”).
From Middle English raten (“to scold, chide”), from Old Norse hrata (“to refuse, reject, slight, find fault with”), from Proto-Germanic *hratōną (“to sway, shake”), from Proto-Indo-European *krad- (“to swing”). Cognate with Swedish rata (“to reject, refuse, find fault, slight”), Norwegian rata (“to reject, cast aside”), Old English hratian (“to rush, hasten”).
Related to, or a variant of, ret. (Found dialectally also as rait.)
Across languages
Translations
177 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُعَدَّل
(muʕaddal)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Bulgarian:
отношение
(otnošenie)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Bulgarian:
коефициент
(koeficient)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Catalan:
taxa
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Chinese Mandarin:
比率
(bǐlǜ)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Czech:
poměr
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Dutch:
verhouding
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Esperanto:
procento
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Estonian:
proportsioon
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Finnish:
tahti
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Finnish:
suhde
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Finnish:
tiheys
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
French:
taux
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
German:
Rate
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Hebrew:
שִׁעוּר
(shi'úr)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Hindi:
दर
(dar)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Hungarian:
ráta
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Hungarian:
szint
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Hungarian:
mérték
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Hungarian:
arányszám
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Hungarian:
arány
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Hungarian:
szám
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Hungarian:
százalék
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Hungarian:
-kulcs
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Hungarian:
statisztika
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Hungarian:
mutató
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Italian:
tasso
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Japanese:
比率
(hiritsu)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Japanese:
割合
(wariai)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Korean:
비율
(biyul)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Korean:
비률
(biryul)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Northern Kurdish:
rêje
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Malay:
kadar
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Māori:
reiti
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Māori:
rēti
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Māori:
pāpātanga
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Norwegian:
hyppighet
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Norwegian:
prosent
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Norwegian:
tall
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Norwegian Bokmål:
rate
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Norwegian Nynorsk:
rate
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Polish:
tempo
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Portuguese:
taxa
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Portuguese:
razão
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Romanian:
rată
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Russian:
пропо́рция
(propórcija)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Russian:
отноше́ние
(otnošénije)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Russian:
курс
(kurs)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Russian:
коэффицие́нт
(koefficijént)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Russian:
ста́вка
(stávka)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Spanish:
tasa
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Swedish:
grad
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Tagalog:
kabilsan
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Turkish:
oran
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Ottoman Turkish:
نسبت
(nisbet)
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Vietnamese:
tỷ suất
— the proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
Bulgarian:
скорост
(skorost)
— the relative speed of change or progress
Bulgarian:
темпо
(tempo)
— the relative speed of change or progress
Finnish:
vauhti
— the relative speed of change or progress
German:
Rate
— the relative speed of change or progress
Hindi:
दर
(dar)
— the relative speed of change or progress
Hungarian:
ütem
— the relative speed of change or progress
Hungarian:
tempó
— the relative speed of change or progress
Hungarian:
sebesség
— the relative speed of change or progress
Hungarian:
gyakoriság
— the relative speed of change or progress
Hungarian:
frekvencia
— the relative speed of change or progress
Indonesian:
angka
— the relative speed of change or progress
Irish:
ráta
— the relative speed of change or progress
Italian:
ritmo
— the relative speed of change or progress
Italian:
velocità
— the relative speed of change or progress
Japanese:
割合
(wariai)
— the relative speed of change or progress
Japanese:
生産速度
(sēsan sokudo)
— the relative speed of change or progress
Japanese:
成長率
(seichōritsu)
— the relative speed of change or progress
Malay:
kadar
— the relative speed of change or progress
Persian:
نرخ
(nerx)
— the relative speed of change or progress
Polish:
szybkość
— the relative speed of change or progress
Portuguese:
taxa
— the relative speed of change or progress
Russian:
ско́рость
(skórostʹ)
— the relative speed of change or progress
Russian:
темп
(temp)
— the relative speed of change or progress
Spanish:
velocidad
— the relative speed of change or progress
Spanish:
ritmo
— the relative speed of change or progress
Spanish:
cadencia
— the relative speed of change or progress
Swedish:
tillväxttakt
— the relative speed of change or progress
Tagalog:
kabilsan
— the relative speed of change or progress
Turkish:
ücret
— the relative speed of change or progress
Arabic:
سِعْر
(siʕr)
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Bulgarian:
тарифа
(tarifa)
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Finnish:
hinta
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
French:
coût
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
German:
Rate
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Hindi:
दर
(dar)
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Hindi:
भाव
(bhāv)
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Hungarian:
ár
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Hungarian:
díj
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Hungarian:
tarifa
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Hungarian:
díjszabás
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Irish:
ráta
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Italian:
costo
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Japanese:
比率
(hiritsu)
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Japanese:
割合
(wariai)
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Polish:
taryfa
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Polish:
cena
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Portuguese:
custo
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Portuguese:
preço
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Russian:
тари́ф
(taríf)
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Russian:
расце́нка
(rascénka)
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Russian:
цена́
(cená)
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Spanish:
impuesto
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Turkish:
taksit
— the price of a(n individual) thing; cost
Bulgarian:
норма
(norma)
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Bulgarian:
ставка
(stavka)
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Czech:
sazba
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Finnish:
taksa
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Finnish:
yksikköhinta
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Hindi:
दर
(dar)
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Hungarian:
díj
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Hungarian:
árfolyam
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Japanese:
割合
(wariai)
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Japanese:
利率
(riritsu)
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Norwegian Bokmål:
rate
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Norwegian Nynorsk:
rate
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Persian:
نرخ
(nerx)
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Polish:
stawka
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Polish:
taryfa
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Polish:
cennik
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Russian:
ста́вка
(stávka)
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Russian:
проце́нт
(procént)
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Swedish:
taxa
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Swedish:
tariff
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Swedish:
kurs
— a set price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
Bulgarian:
разценка
(razcenka)
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Dutch:
tarief
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Finnish:
tuntipalkka
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Hindi:
दर
(dar)
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Hungarian:
órabér
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Hungarian:
napibér
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Hungarian:
hetibér
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Hungarian:
havibér
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Japanese:
割合
(wariai)
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Japanese:
時給
(jikyū)
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Japanese:
日給
(nikkyū)
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Japanese:
月給
(gekkyū)
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Japanese:
年収
(nenshū)
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Northern Kurdish:
rêje
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Persian:
نرخ
(nerx)
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Polish:
akord
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Swedish:
ackordslön
— a wage calculated in relation to a unit of time
Bulgarian:
местен данък
(mesten danǎk)
— any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority
Finnish:
kunnallisvero
— any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority
Hungarian:
helyi adó
— any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority
Hungarian:
ingatlanadó
— any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority
Hungarian:
kommunális adó
— any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority
Māori:
tāke kaunihera
— any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority
Polish:
opłata
— any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority
Swedish:
kommunalskatt
— any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority
Bulgarian:
клас
(klas)
— level of quality, rank
Finnish:
luokka
— level of quality, rank
Hungarian:
osztály
— level of quality, rank
Hungarian:
rang
— level of quality, rank
Hungarian:
minőség
— level of quality, rank
Hungarian:
színvonal
— level of quality, rank
Hungarian:
-rendű
— level of quality, rank
Hungarian:
-rangú
— level of quality, rank
Japanese:
級
(kyū)
— level of quality, rank
Bulgarian:
оценявам
(ocenjavam)
— assign a particular rank or level
Dutch:
beoordelen
— assign a particular rank or level
Finnish:
arvioida
— assign a particular rank or level
Finnish:
arvostella
— assign a particular rank or level
French:
coter
— assign a particular rank or level
Italian:
classificare
— assign a particular rank or level
Latin:
aestimō
— assign a particular rank or level
Polish:
oceniać
— assign a particular rank or level
Polish:
ocenić
— assign a particular rank or level
Portuguese:
qualificar
— assign a particular rank or level
Spanish:
calificar
— assign a particular rank or level
Spanish:
clasificar
— assign a particular rank or level
Swedish:
gradera
— assign a particular rank or level
