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Meaning Of Rate
v. t. & i.
To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure
violently.
n.
Established portion or measure; fixed allowance.
n.
That which is established as a measure or criterion; degree;
standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate of movement; rate of
interest is the ratio of the interest to the principal, per annum.
n.
Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost;
charge; as, high or low rates of transportation.
n.
A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public
use, according to its income or value; esp., in England, a local tax;
as, parish rates; town rates.
n.
Order; arrangement.
n.
Ratification; approval.
n.
The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily
rate; hourly rate; etc.
n.
The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined
according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate,
etc.
n.
The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance,
determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc.
v. t.
To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price
or degree.
v. t.
To assess for the payment of a rate or tax.
v. t.
To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount,
value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a
pension.
v. t.
To ratify.
v. i.
To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the
ship rates as a ship of the line.