See Also: rate 1, noun(dictionary)
pro-rate(dictionary)
rate(dictionary)
All-in-rate(money)
Pro Rate(law)
Tax Rate(money)
Key rate(finance)
first-rate(dictionary)
FX Rate(money)
second-rate(dictionary)

spect (iou) and rate 1, noun (oh)


spect (iou)



spect verb intrans. & trans. (1 sing. pres.). non-standard. M19.
[Repr. a pronunc.]
I expect.

rate 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?number?
2 ?money?
3 ?speed?
4 at any rate
5 at this rate
6 first-rate/second-rate/third-rate
7 at a rate of knots
8 rates
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[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Medieval Latin rata, from Latin pro rata parte 'according to a fixed part', from ratus, past participle of reri 'to calculate']
?NUMBER?
the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a certain period
birth/unemployment/crime etc rate
::Australia's unemployment rate rose to 6.5% in February.
::a rapid increase in the Divorce rate
high/low rate of sth
::areas with high rates of crime
Success/failure rate
(=the number of times that something succeeds or fails)
::It's a new technique and the failure rate is quite high.
::Immediately his heart rate (=the number of beats per minute) increased.
at a rate of sth
::Asylum seekers were entering Britain at a rate of 1,600 per day.
-see also birthrate , death rate
?MONEY?
a charge or payment that is set according to a standard scale
at (a) ... rate
::people who pay tax at the highest rate
at a rate of sth
::They only pay tax at a rate of 5%.
interest/exchange/mortgage etc rate
::another reduction in the mortgage rate
rate of pay/tax/interest etc
::Nurses are demanding higher rates of pay.
special/reduced/lower rate
::Some hotels offer special rates for children.
hourly/weekly rate
(=the amount someone is paid per hour or week)
::What's the hourly rate for cleaning?
::$20 an hour is the going rate (=the usual amount paid) for private tuition.
-see also base rate , cut-rate at cut-price , exchange rate , interest rate , prime rate
?SPEED?
the speed at which something happens over a period of time
rate of
::an attempt to slow down the rate of economic growth
at (a) ... rate
::Children learn at different rates.
::Our money was running out at an alarming rate .
at a rate of sth
::Iceland is getting wider at a rate of about 0.5 cm per year.
at any rate
spoken a) used when you are stating one definite fact in a situation that is uncertain or unsatisfactory
-synonym anyway anyway
::They've had technical problems - at any rate that's what they told me.
b) used to introduce a statement that is more important than what was said before
-synonym anyway anyway
::Well, at any rate, the next meeting will be on Wednesday.
at this rate
spoken used to say what will happen if things continue to happen in the same way as now
::At this rate we won't ever be able to afford a holiday.
first-rate/second-rate/third-rate
of good, bad, or very bad quality
::a cheap third-rate motel
at a rate of knots
BrE informal very quickly
::Jack's getting through the ironing at a rate of knots!
rates [plural] a local tax, paid before 1990 by owners of buildings in Britain