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[[t]reɪt[/t]]

n. v. rat•ed, rat•ing

1) the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:

a high rate of interest on loans[/ex]

2) a certain amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing:

at the rate of 60 miles an hour[/ex]

3) a fixed charge per unit of quantity:

a rate of 10 cents a pound[/ex]

4) degree of speed or progress:

to work at a rapid rate[/ex]

5) assigned position in any of a series of graded classes; rating

6) bus the premium charge per unit of insurance

7) a charge by a common carrier for transportation

8) a wage paid on a specified time basis:

an hourly rate[/ex]

9) to estimate the value or worth of; appraise

10) to esteem, consider, or account:

He is rated a fine writer[/ex]

11) to fix at a certain rate, as of charge or payment

12) to value for purposes of taxation or the like

13) to make subject to the payment of a certain rate or tax

14) to place in a certain rank or class, as a ship or a sailor

15) to have value or standing:

a performance that didn't rate very high[/ex]

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- at any rate

Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME rate monetary value, estimated amount < ML rata < L (prō) ratā (parte) (according to) an estimated (part) II

rate

[[t]reɪt[/t]] v. t. v. i. rat•ed, rat•ing

to chide vehemently

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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (a)raten, perh. < Scand rat′er, n.