Question 1 · Quick check
rate
CEFRA2
/ɹeɪt/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The amount or speed of something compared with another amount.
- 02
verb
To judge or consider something in a particular way.
Examples
At this rate, we're not likely to be done before the end of the week.
Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
The worth of something; value.
The relative speed of change or progress.
More examples
In contextThe income tax rate increases in proportion as your salary rises.
At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year.
The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English rate, from Old French rate, from Medieval Latin rata, from Latin prō ratā parte (“according to a fixed part”), from ratus (“fixed”), from rērī (“think, deem, judge, estimate", originally "reckon, calculate”).