/reɪt/
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Translation
How fast or how often something happens, or the amount of money charged for something.
Word origin
From Old French rate, from Latin rata, a fixed part worked out by counting, from reri, to reckon.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- rata
- English cognates
- ratio, reason
Examples
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Here the rate is how many times the heart beats in a minute.
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A rate can also be the price charged for a service.
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"At this rate" means if things go on as they are going now.
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