rate

«rate» in Mova's school dictionary: A rate tells how much of one thing goes with one unit of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (rate, rates); verb (rate, rates, rated, rating)

meaning for a pupil

1) A rate tells how much of one thing goes with one unit of another, like miles in each hour or dollars for each hour of work. tree →

2) A rate is how fast something happens: the rate of growth, a heart rate. tree →

3) A rate is a price or charge: the hourly rate, the rate for a room. tree →

4) To rate is to judge how good something is: «I rate it 4 stars». tree →

5) «At any rate» means anyway. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: a rate of speed, pay, work, flow or price per unit; the key to multiply or divide; «per», «each», «an hour», «a minute»; «at this rate». In science: heart rate, rate of melting or growing. In everyday life: star ratings, rates of pay. In stories: «at this rate we'll never get there!»

examples

• He works at a rate of $12 per hour. tree →
• The tap fills at a rate of 5 liters a minute. tree →
• At this rate, how far will she go in 4 hours? tree →
• She types at a rate of 40 words a minute. tree →
• Your heart rate goes up when you run. tree →
• The plant grew at a rate of 1 cm a week. tree →
• I rate this book five stars. tree →
• Babysitters charge an hourly rate. tree →
• At any rate, we tried our best. tree →
• "I've got him now, at any rate," thought he. tree →

note

Marks a per-unit amount: total = rate × time (or count), and rate = total ÷ time. Trap: «at this rate» means keep the same rate for a new time; match units (minutes vs hours: 60 minutes = 1 hour). «First-rate» means excellent; «second-rate» means not very good.

In the corpora

• Overtime is working extra hours beyond the normal ones; sometimes it is paid at a higher rate, sometimes not paid at all.
• In Canada the provinces rate films; ratings such as 14A mean under-14s must be with an adult.
• A film can be rated again when it is re-released years later, and its rating may change.
• Many chatbot apps are rated for ages 13 and up.
• Australia and New Zealand have some of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.