- (n.) The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc.
- (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.
- (v.i.) To make an estimate.
- (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.
- (v.t.) To assess for the payment of a rate or tax.
- (n.) Ratification; approval.
- (v.t.&i.) To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently.
- (v.t.) To ratify.
- (v.i.) To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship rates as a ship of the line.
- (v.t.) To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree.
- (n.) The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc.
- (n.) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
- (n.) Order; arrangement.
- (n.) Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost; charge; as, high or low rates of transportation.
- (n.) A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value; especially, in England, a local tax; as, parish rates; town rates.
- (n.) Established portion or measure; fixed allowance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). rate. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/rate/definitions/2052721 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "rate" http://smartdefine.org/rate/definitions/2052721 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, rate, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/rate/definitions/2052721>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "rate" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/rate/definitions/2052721> |