I. ˈrāt verb
( rat·ed ; rat·ing )
Etymology: Middle English
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. : to rebuke angrily or violently
2. obsolete : to drive away by scolding
intransitive verb
: to voice angry reprimands
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin rata, from Latin ( pro ) rata ( parte ) according to a fixed proportion
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : reckoned value : valuation
b. obsolete : estimation
2. obsolete : a fixed quantity
3.
a. : a fixed ratio between two things
b. : a charge, payment, or price fixed according to a ratio, scale, or standard: as
(1) : a charge per unit of a public-service commodity
(2) : a charge per unit of freight or passenger service
(3) : a unit charge or ratio used in assessing property taxes
(4) British : a local tax
4.
a. : a quantity, amount, or degree of something measured per unit of something else
her typing rate was 80 words per minute
b. : an amount of payment or charge based on another amount ; specifically : the amount of premium per unit of insurance
5. : relative condition or quality : class
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- at any rate
III. verb
( rat·ed ; rat·ing )
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1. obsolete : allot
2.
a. : to set an estimate on : value , esteem
black is rated very high this season
b. : to determine or assign the relative rank or class of : grade
rate a seaman
c. : to estimate the normal capacity or power of
3. : consider , regard
was rated an excellent pianist
4. : to fix the amount of premium to be charged per unit of insurance on
5. : to have a right to : deserve
she rated special privileges
intransitive verb
: to enjoy a status of special privilege
really rate s with the boss
Synonyms: see estimate