レート | 英語の意味 - ケンブリッジ辞典

RATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Meaning of rate in English rate noun [ C ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / reɪt / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / reɪt / rate noun [C] ( MEASURE ) Add to word list Add to word list B2 the speed at which something happens or changes , or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a particular period : rate of Although she's recovering from her illness , her rate of progress is quite slow . at your own rate I told my assistants to work at their own rate. at a rate The taxi was going at a tremendous rate. the growth / inflation / mortality / unemployment , etc. rate success rate The drug has a high success rate. failure rate Parents were angry at the school's high failure rates in maths and science subjects . slowly slowly I got out of bed and walked slowly to the door. slow Go slower! I can't keep up. at a slow pace They are easy hikes, done at a slow pace. at a slow speed You only have to hit a pedestrian at a slow speed to kill them. at slow rate The economy grew at a slower rate during the second half of the year. See more results » Over the last year , the rate of inflation has crept up to almost 7 percent . The success rate was abnormally high. We'll be lucky if we get there by midnight at this rate. The city's most shocking statistic is its high infant mortality rate. The survey found no correspondence between crime and unemployment rates. Speed of motion at full/half throttle idiom briskness burst burst of speed celerity clip ground speed haste hypersonic hypervelocity indecent haste instantaneous velocity momentum pace rapidity speed of light speed of sound speediness supersonically throttle See more results » rate noun [C] ( PAYMENT ) B2 an amount or level of payment : We agreed a rate with the painter before he started work . going rate for What's the going (= standard ) rate for this type of work ? fixed rate Do you pay your mortgage on a fixed rate (= of interest ) ? variable rate Most borrowers choose variable rates. The new phone rates will affect all consumers including businesses . The lower tax rate is particularly advantageous to poorer families . Our expectations are that the UK will cut its interest rate. We charge a flat rate of $25 per hour . The hotel has a special discount rate for newlyweds . Amounts of money appropriation balance bank buck capital circumstance coin fisc float holdback ill-gotten gains living wage lump sum money supply nut payout pool sub trough your daily bread idiom See more results » rate noun [C] ( TAX ) rates [ plural ] a local tax paid in Australia , and in Britain in the past, by the owners of houses and other buildings : I see rates are going up again. See more Idioms at a rate of knots at any rate at this rate rate verb [ T ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / reɪt / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / reɪt / rate verb [T] ( JUDGE ) C1 to judge the value or character of someone or something: rate someone as something How do you rate him as a football player ? rate highly She is rated very highly by the people she works for. informal "What do you think of her as a singer ?" "I don't really rate her (= I do not think that she is very good) ." rate something as something I rate cars as one of the worst polluters of the environment . [ + obj + noun ] On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate his book a five. rate a mention Traffic accidents are so frequent that they don't rate a mention (= are not considered to be worth reporting ) in the newspaper unless a lot of people are killed . See also underrate overrate rate as something to be considered to be something of a particular quality : That rates as the worst film I've ever seen . See more Analysing and evaluating adjudication analysable analyse analyser analyst appraise calculus dissect have the measure of someone/something idiom inquest inspect inspection interpret something as something interpretable parse reappraise reattribute reattribution regrade reinspect See more results » rate verb [T] ( TAX ) UK In Britain in the past, a building was rated to decide how much local tax the owner should pay . Taxation after tax amortizable anti-dumping anti-progressive anti-tax flat tax gas tax HMRC homestead exemption housing credit rateable rebate regressive regressively road tax taxation taxed taxpayer the taxman tithe See more results » -rate suffix uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / -reɪt / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / -reɪt / C1 used with words such as first, second, etc. to show how good you think something is: His suggestions are always first - rate (= very good) . This company produces second/third - rate (= not very good) goods . Quality and standard acid test bar benchmark build build quality cachet class gilt-edged ideal interrater level litmus test mark multi-levelled raise the bar idiom random sampling set the bar high/low idiom starred status sub-level See more results » (Definition of rate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) rate | American Dictionary rate noun [ C ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / reɪt / rate noun [C] ( MEASUREMENT ) Add to word list Add to word list a measurement of the speed at which something happens or changes , or the number of times it happens or changes , within a particular period : the rate of change / decay rates of digestion /oxygenation We have relatively low unemployment rates these days . If we improve students ’ self-esteem , we could reduce the dropout rate. rate noun [C] ( PAYMENT ) an amount or level of payment : Interest rates may rise soon . Rental rates vary depending on the size of the car . rate verb us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / reɪt / rate verb ( VALUE ) to judge the value or worth of something: [ T ] Half of those surveyed rated his work as good. [ L ] The movie is rated R. [ I ] Mark Twain has rated as an enduring author for 100 years . disapproving If you say someone or something doesn’t rate, you mean the person or thing is of poor quality or not worth consideration . (Definition of rate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) rate | Business English rate noun [ C ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / reɪt / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio Add to word list Add to word list the speed at which something happens : at a fast/slow/steady rate The economy grew at a slower rate in the third quarter than previously estimated . an alarming/incredible/surprising rate The future of the channel is under threat after losing viewers and advertisers at an alarming rate. cut/reduce/slow down the rate The dip in consumer spending was a key factor in slowing down the rate of growth in the economy . double / increase / speed up the rate of sth improve / maintain the rate of sth the amount of something, or the number of times something happens in a particular period : at a rate of 20%/100 a day , etc . The group's business plan shows it growing at its current rate for the next five years . rising/falling rate The report examines the reasons for the rising rate of personal bankruptcy . unemployment/jobless rate Economists predict that the unemployment rate will continue to rise over the next 12 months . It is an area with high poverty and a high crime rate . the birth / death / divorce rate the failure / success rate HR , INSURANCE an amount of money that is charged or paid for a particular service : cheap/competitive/reasonable rate The network offers the cheapest rates for mobile calls from abroad . The survey found that the average rate of pay was $9.51 per hour for women and $12.95 for men. charge/pay/set a rate We charge a rate of between €500 and €800 per day . a daily / hourly / weekly rate FINANCE , TAX the amount that is charged as tax on income , interest on loans , etc., usually shown as a percentage : a competitive/reduced/special rate Some internet banks offer personal loans at highly competitive rates. falling/high/rising rate How much a bond fund falls in a rising rate environment depends on its duration . a fall/rise/cut in the rate We are likely to see a rise in the rate of VAT . an annual / monthly / quarterly rate the loan / savings rate a rate cut/increase/hike I think we need another rate increase to keep inflation down. rates [ plural ] TAX , GOVERNMENT in the UK, a local tax paid for some public services : The company was told it had to pay rates of £1,100 a year on the small piece of land . See also absorption rate AER APR average rate bank rate base rate basic rate bill rate capitalization rate capped rate cheque rate click-through rate compound rate conversion rate day rate depreciation rate discount rate effective rate effective tax rate Euribor exchange rate fixed rate flat rate floating rate going rate growth rate interbank offered rate interest rate lending rate marginal rate market rate mortality rate negative interest rate nominal interest rate piece rate prime rate rack rate short-period rate standard rate tax rate teaser rate uniform business rate variable rate water rates rate verb uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / reɪt / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio [ I or T ] to have, or be thought to have, a particular value or quality : rate (sth) highly The broadband deal is rated highly in a survey by Which magazine . The sector's most highly-rated analyst team advised investors to book profits . rate (sth) as sth That must rate as one of the worst investments the company has ever made. be rated a failure / success [ T ] to give something a particular value or position in a list , according to a set of standards : The survey asked consumers to rate the elements that would most influence their purchasing decision . be rated A/15/R, etc. This film is rated 18, and is for adults only. [ T ] COMMERCE , ENVIRONMENT to give something such as a piece of electrical equipm