n. 1 measure, pace, gait, speed, velocity, Colloq clip We moved along at a pretty fast rate Rates of production must increase. 2 charge, price, fee, tariff, figure, amount; toll The rate for a hotel room has increased enormously in the past few years 3 percentage, scale, proportion What is the current rate of interest on government savings bonds? 4 Usually, -rate rank, grade, place, standing, status, position, class, classification, kind, sort, type, rating, status, worth, value, valuation, evaluation After a few years, he had improved from a second-rate typist to a first-rate secretary 5 at any rate. in any case, in any event, anyway, at all events, anyhow, under any circumstances, regardless, notwithstanding At any rate, with their last child out of university, they have no more worries about paying education costs
v. 6 rank, grade, class, classify, evaluate, estimate, calculate, compute, count, reckon, judge, gauge, assess, appraise, measure How do you rate your chances of beating the champion? 7 merit, be entitled to, deserve, be worthy of, have a claim to The play doesn't rate all the attention it's been getting in the press 8 count, place, measure She rates very high among her friends