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Commonrate
The correct spelling is rate.
How to pronounce rate
/ɹeɪt/
nounIPA: /ɹeɪt/
Say it like: Rat-e
The correct spelling is rate. The worth of something; value. For example: "At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year."
Usage Examples
“At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year.”
“The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate.”
“The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The worth of something; value.
- 2.The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
- 3.Speed.
- 4.The relative speed of change or progress.
- 5.The price of (an individual) thing; cost.
verb
- 1.To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
- 2.To evaluate or estimate the value of.
- 3.To consider or regard.
- 4.To deserve; to be worth.
- 5.To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
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