RATE

v. assess, appraise, determine value; grade, classify, sort

n. ratio, proportion between two things; price, cost; speed, pace; tax, assessment

A rate is a special kind of ratio, indicating a relationship between two measurements with different units, such as miles to gallons or cents to pounds.
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Noun
1. amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
(synonym) charge per unit
(hypernym) charge
(hyponym) pay rate, rate of pay
2. a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
(hypernym) magnitude relation, quantitative relation
(hyponym) acceleration
3. the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
(synonym) pace
(hypernym) temporal property
(hyponym) speed, swiftness, fastness
Verb
1. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
(synonym) rank, range, order, grade, place
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) superordinate
2. be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"
(hypernym) be
(derivation) rating
3. estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
(synonym) value
(hypernym) measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
(hyponym) revalue
(derivation) evaluation, valuation, rating

n. installment, act of installing, one of several separate payments into which a debt has been divided, one of a number of parts which are given out at different times

n. advice, counsel, consultation, counseling, recommendation; assembly, board, group of people (gathered to advise, plan, etc.)

v. advise, counsel, offer guidance, instruct; guess, solve

n. (Zoology) spleen, organ which is located near the stomach and which filters and stores blood and produces white blood cells and destroys old red blood cells

adj. missed, failed, unsuccessful; spoilt, abortive; bad

n. failure, misfiring, backfire

v. misfire, fail; go wrong, bungle, miss