Definition of "rate"
- noun
A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.
A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.
- verb
To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
To evaluate or estimate the value of.
To consider or regard.
To deserve; to be worth.
To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
(chiefly (UK)) To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.
(informal) To like; to think highly of.
To have position (in a certain class).
To have value or standing.
To berate, scold.
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