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Definition rate in British English

rate noun

noun
/reɪt/
1

the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a particular period of time

Example

a rising birth rate

Example

a dramatic fall in the city's murder rate

Example

The animals were dying at a rate of three an hour.

Example

areas where the rate of unemployment is high

Example

Their success rate in recruiting new staff is very high.

Example

There is a high rate of muggings and other forms of street crime in the area.

Synonyms and related words
frequency rate irregularity
2

the speed at which something happens within a particular period of time

Example

Doctors monitor the patient's heart rate.

Example

The population was growing at an alarming rate.

Example

During this period the rate of inflation soared.

Example

Workers were leaving at a rate of one a month.

Synonyms and related words
speed pace velocity
3

an amount of money that is paid or charged

Example

plans to reduce the tax rates for people on low incomes

Example

The banks now pay a lower rate of interest to savers.

Example

They increased the hourly rate of pay to £8.50.

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price cost charge
4

a local tax that people in the UK paid before 1990. They now pay a similar tax called the council tax.

Synonyms and related words
back tax capital gains tax capitation
5

whatever happens or may have happened, in any case

Example

Well, I'm not going home on foot, at any rate.

Definition rate in British English

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