What does “rate” mean?
- 1
nounhow often or how fast something happens, often as a number or percentage
The unemployment rate fell last year.
- 2
nouna fixed price or charge
The hotel offers lower rates in winter.
- 3
verbto judge how good something is
Customers rated the app four stars.
Rate at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /reɪt/ · RAYT
How to use “rate” correctly
“At any rate” means “anyway” or “at least”. Use “at a rate of”: “growing at a rate of 5% a year”.
Common phrases with “rate”
- at any rate
- interest rate
- birth rate
- at a rate of
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- rating
- underrate
- overrate
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