rate

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun

n. a fixed price for a service or a type of product.

n. a set price or charge for a commodity or service, often calculated per unit.

“The hotel offers a special weekly rate for guests staying more than five nights.”

“The consultancy firm increased its hourly rate to reflect the specialised expertise required for international tax litigation.”

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun Mathematics

n. a measurement of one thing compared to another.

n. the proportional relationship between two different amounts or values.

“The local birth rate has stayed the same for the last three years.”

“The central bank decided to maintain the interest rate at four percent to encourage domestic investment while stabilising the currency.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to judge how good or bad something is.

v. to assign a value, rank, or level to something based on an evaluation of its quality.

“Users can rate the app from one to five stars in the store.”

“Critics generally rate her early novels more highly than her later, more experimental works which many found inaccessible.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Informal

v. to like someone or something very much.

v. to regard someone or something as being of high quality or importance.

“I don't really rate that new restaurant; the food was quite bland.”

“Although the director is popular with audiences, most serious film scholars don't really rate his contribution to the genre.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Nautical Technical

n. a class or rank given to a ship based on its size or strength.

n. a classification for naval vessels based on their size, armament, or condition.

“The vessel was a first-rate ship of the line with over one hundred guns.”

“During the Napoleonic Wars, the British Admiralty used a strict system to determine the rate of each vessel in the fleet based on its number of mounted cannons.”