rate

1. v. t. & i. To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently. Source: opted

2. n. Established portion or measure; fixed allowance. Source: opted

3. n. That which is established as a measure or criterion; degree; standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate of movement; rate of interest is the ratio of the interest to the principal, per annum. Source: opted

4. n. Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost; charge; as, high or low rates of transportation. Source: opted

5. n. A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value; esp., in England, a local tax; as, parish rates; town rates. Source: opted

6. n. Order; arrangement. Source: opted

7. n. Ratification; approval. Source: opted

8. n. The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc. Source: opted

9. n. The order or class to which a war class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/vessel">vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc. Source: opted

10. n. The class of a class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/merchant">merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc. Source: opted

11. v. t. To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree. Source: opted

12. v. t. To assess for the payment of a rate or tax. Source: opted

13. v. t. To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount, value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a pension. Source: opted

14. v. t. To ratify. Source: opted

15. v. i. To be set or class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/considered">considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship rates as a ship of the line. Source: opted

16. v. i. To make an estimate. Source: opted

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