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Definition of "rate" in Englisch

noun

  1. (obsolete) The worth of something; value.

  2. The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.

    • At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year.
  3. Speed.

    • The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate.
  4. The relative speed of change or progress.

    • The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.
  5. The price of (an individual) thing; cost.

    • He asked quite a rate to take me to the airport.
  6. A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc.

    • Postal rates here are low.
  7. A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.

    • We pay an hourly rate of between $10 – $15 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.
  8. Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.

    • I hardly have enough left every month to pay the rates.
  9. (nautical) A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.

    • This textbook is first-rate.
  10. (obsolete) Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.

  11. (obsolete, uncountable) Order; arrangement.

  12. (obsolete) Ratification; approval.

    • 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.
  13. (horology) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.

    • daily rate; hourly rate; etc.

verb

  1. (transitive) To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.

    • She is rated fourth in the country.
  2. (transitive) To evaluate or estimate the value of.

    • They rate his talents highly.
    • To rate a man by the nature of his companions is a rule frequent indeed, but not infallible.
  3. (transitive) To consider or regard.

    • He rated this book brilliant.
  4. (transitive) To deserve; to be worth.

    • The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide.
Only two assistant district attorneys rate corner offices, and Mandelbaum wasn't one of them.
  • (transitive) To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.

    • The transformer is rated at 10 watts.
  • (transitive, chiefly British) To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.

  • (transitive, informal) To like; to think highly of.

    • The customers don't rate the new burgers.
  • (transitive, horse racing) To take action to slow down the pace of the horse one is riding.

  • (intransitive) To have position (in a certain class).

    • She rates among the most excellent chefs in the world.
    • He rates as the best cyclist in the country.
  • (intransitive) To have value or standing.

    • This last performance of hers didn't rate very high with the judges.
  • (transitive) To ratify.

  • (transitive) To ascertain the exact rate of the gain or loss of (a chronometer) as compared with true time.

  • verb

    1. (transitive, obsolete) To berate, scold.

    verb

    1. (UK dialectal, obsolete) To cause (hay, hemp, flax, etc) to decay (whether in an injurious way, or—as retting—in a useful way) by exposure to weather, particularly wetness.