rate
/reɪt/
verb
- To judge or assign a value, score, or level to something or someone.
- Critics rate this film as one of the best of the year.
- The teacher rated the essays on a scale of 1 to 10.
- Customers rate the product highly for its durability.
- To deserve or be worthy of something.
- That mistake doesn't rate a punishment.
- His performance rates a round of applause.
- She rates a promotion after all her hard work.
noun
- A measurement of how fast something happens or how much something changes over time.
- The heart rate increases during exercise.
- The unemployment rate fell to a new low.
- The car was traveling at a rate of 60 miles per hour.
- A fixed amount of money charged or paid for something.
- The hotel offers a special rate for weekend stays.
- Interest rates on loans have gone up this year.
- What is the hourly rate for a plumber?
- A level of quality or value; a rank or class.
- She is a top-rate athlete.
- This restaurant is first-rate for seafood.
- The movie was rated as second-rate by critics.