| Rate (rate) |
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| v. t. *** i. | (r t) |
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| Rate |
| [Perh. fr.
E. rate, v. t., to value at a certain rate, to estimate, but
more prob. fr. Sw. rata to find fault, to blame, to despise, to
hold cheap] cf. Icel. hrat refuse, hrati rubbish.] |
To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently.
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| Rate (rate) |
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| n. | |
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| Rate |
| fr. ratus reckoned, fixed by calculation, p. p.
of reri to reckon, to calculate. Cf. Reason.] |
Established portion or measure; fixed
allowance.
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.
Valuation; price fixed with relation to a
standard; cost; charge; as, high or low rates of
transportation.
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.
Order; arrangement.
Ratification; approval.
The gain or loss of a
timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly
rate; etc.
The
order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to
its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate,
etc.
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To set a certain estimate on]
to value at a certain price or degree.
To assess for the payment of a rate or
tax.
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.
To ratify.
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To
be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship
rates as a ship of the line.
To make an estimate.
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