Word a Day
rate
What does rate mean?
rate (noun): a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use rate in a sentence?
- The rate of change was faster than expected. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce rate?
/ɹeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rate come from?
From Middle English rate, from Old French rate.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “rate” mean?
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
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the terminal point of something in space or time
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a set of structured activities; a plan of action
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the location of an event that attracts attention
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