rate

/reɪt/ verbnoun
4 letters1 syllable4 points in Scrabble®4 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
VERB
1

Assign a rank or rating to.

“The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide”

2

Estimate the value of.

“How would you rate his chances to become President?”

“Gold was rated highly among the Romans”

3

Be worthy of or have a certain rating.

“This bond rates highly”

NOUN
1

The relative speed of progress or change.

“he works at a great rate”

“the pace of events accelerated”

2

Amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis.

“a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5”

3

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”

4

A quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure.

“the literacy rate”

“the retention rate”

WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®4 points
Words With Friends®4 points
Double word8 points
Triple word12 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinateray
Starts & ends withR … E
Syllablesrate
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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