Tra từ rate - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

rate [rate rates rated rating] noun, verb BrE [reɪt] NAmE [reɪt]
noun
1. countable a measurement of the speed at which sth happens
• Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour.
• The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate.
•Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation.
•At the rate you work, you'll never finish!
2. countable a measurement of the number of times sth happens or exists during a particular period
•Local businesses are closing at a/the rate of three a year.
•a high/low/rising rate of unemployment
•the annual crime/divorce rate
• His pulse rate dropped suddenly.
•a high success/failure rate
see also ↑birth rate, ↑death rate
3. countable a fixed amount of money that is charged or paid for sth
•advertising/insurance/postal, etc. rates
•a low/high hourly rate of pay
• We offer special reduced rates for students.
•a fixed-rate mortgage (= one in which the amount of money paid back each month is fixed for a particular period)
•the basic rate of tax (= the lowest amount that is paid by everyone)
•exchange/interest rates
•rates of exchange/interest
see also ↑base rate, ↑flat rate, ↑rack rate
4. ratesplural (in Britain) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house
see also ↑first-rate, ↑second-rate, ↑third-rate
more at the going rate at ↑going _adj.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (expressing a notion of ‘estimated value’): from Old French, from medieval Latin rata (from Latin pro rata parte (or portione) ‘according to the proportional share’), from ratus ‘reckoned’, past participle of reri.

Thesaurus:
rate noun
1. C
•At the rate you're working, you'll never finish!
speed • • pace • • momentum • |written tempo •
at a…rate/speed/pace
a fast/slow/steady rate/speed/pace
increase the rate/speed/pace/momentum/tempo
maintain the rate/speed/pace/momentum
2. C
•The job has a low hourly rate of pay.
terms • • charge • • price • • fee • • rent • • rental • • fare •
the rate/terms/charge/price/fee/rent/rental/fare for sth
at a rate/charge/price/fee/rent/rental/fare of…
a high/low rate/charge/price/fee/rent/rental/fare
(a) reasonable rate/terms/charge/price/fee/rent/rental/fare

Synonyms:
rate
charge • fee • rent • fine • fare • toll • rental
These are all words for an amount of money that is charged or paid for sth.
rate • a fixed amount of money that is asked or paid for sth: ▪ a low hourly rate of pay ◇ ▪ interest rates
charge • an amount of money that is asked for goods or services: ▪ an admission charge
fee • (rather formal) an amount of money that you have to pay for professional advice or services, to go to a school or college, or to join an organization: ▪ legal fees ◇ ▪ an annual membership fee
rent • an amount of money that you regularly have to pay for use of a building or room. In American English, rent can be used to mean rental: ▪ The weekly rent on the car was over $300.
fine • a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule: ▪ a parking fine
fare • the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc.
toll • an amount of money that you have to pay to use a particular road or bridge.
rental • an amount of money that you have to pay to use sth for a particular period of time.
rent or rental?
In British English rent is only money paid to use a building or room: for other items use rental. In American English rent can be used for both, but rental is still more common for other items.
(a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental for sth
(a) rate/charge/fee/rent/toll/rental on sth
at a rate/charge/fee/rent/fare/rental of…
for a charge/fee
to pay (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental
to charge (a) rate/fee/rent/fare/toll/rental

Synonyms:
tax
duty • customs • tariff • rates
These are all words for money that you have to pay to the government.
tax • money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services: ▪ income tax ◇ ▪ tax cuts
duty • a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country: ▪ The company has to pay customs duties on all imports.
customs • tax that is paid when goods are brought in from other countries
tariff • a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country, often in order to protect industry from cheap imports: ▪ A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports.
rates • (in Britain) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use, and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house: ▪ Business rates are very high in the city centre.
(a) tax/duty/tariff/rates on sth
to pay an amount of money in tax/duty/customs/rates
to pay (a) tax/duty/customs/tariff/rates
to collect taxes/duties/rates
to increase/raise/reduce taxes/duty/tariffs/rates
to cut taxes/duties/rates
to impose a tax/duty/tariff
to put a tax/duty on sth

Example Bank:
•Ask about the special group rates for entrance to the museum.
•Borrowers want protection against rising interest rates.
•Calls are cheap rate after 6 p.m.
•Educating girls has the effect of lowering birth rates.
•Exchange rates are fluctuating wildly.
•Global banks have pegged interest rates at 1%.
•I pay the top rate of tax.
•I'll pay you at the going rate.
•Medical students had a high dropout rate.
•Michigan's high-school graduation rate
•Mortgage rates jumped to 15%.
•Standard rates of interest apply to these loans.
•The US has doubled its rate of recycling in ten years.
•The account offers a poor rate of interest.
•The costs of the project are rising at an alarming rate.
•The deficit has recently exceeded the peak rates of the 1980s.
•The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in December stood at 5%.
•The water was escaping at a rate of 200 gallons a minute.
•Their hourly rates have gone up.
•There is a low survival rate among babies born before 22 weeks.
•They charge the usual rate of interest.
•We have a wide range of vehicles available for hire at competitive rates.
•We need to eat less as we get older and our metabolic rate slows down.
•We will hold these rates until 1 April.
•You can opt to pay a flat rate for unlimited Internet access.
•a one-point rise in base lending rates
•an increase in the rate of taxation
•anxiety over rising divorce rates
•borrowing money at a high rate of interest
•credit companies that charge extortionate rates of interest
•current market rates for borrowing
•how to calculate your resting metabolic rate
•safe investments which give a good rate of return
•the accident rate per 10 000 flight hours
•the average rate for an unskilled worker
•the rate of salmonella infections
•the slow rate of change
•trying to hold down the rate of inflation
•At the rate you're working, you'll never finish!
•Local businesses are closing at the rate of three a year.
•The bank has announced a cut in interest rates.
•The bank offered us a fixed-rate mortgage
•The birth rate was falling during this period.
•The glossy magazines charge very high advertising rates.
•The job has a very low hourly rate of pay.
•There has been a fall in the rate of inflation.
•They are on the basic rate of tax.
•We were forced to borrow the money at an extortionately high rate of interest.
•What is the going rate for bar work?
•a high success/failure rate
•the annual crime/divorce rate
Idioms: ↑at a rate of knots ▪ ↑at any rate ▪ ↑at this rate

verb (not used in the progressive tenses)
1. transitive, intransitive ~ sb/sth (as) sth | ~ as sth to have or think that sb/sth has a particular level of quality, value, etc
•~ sb/sth (+ adv./prep.) The university is highly rated for its research.
• They rated him highly as a colleague.
•~ sb/sth + adj. Voters continue to rate education high on their list of priorities.
•~ sb/sth (as) sth | ~ sb/sth + noun The show was rated (as) a success by critics and audiences.
•~ as sth The match rated as one of their worst defeats.
•+ adj. I'm afraid our needs do not rate very high with this administration.
2. transitive ~ sth (informal)to think that sb/sth is good
•What did you think of the movie? I didn't rate it myself.
3. transitive, usually passive to place sb/sth in a particular position on a scale in relation to similar people or things
Syn: ↑rank
•~ sb/sth (+ adv./prep.) The schools were rated according to their exam results.
•a top-rated programme
•~ sb/sth + noun She is currently rated number two in the world.
4. transitive ~ sth to be good, important, etc. enough to be treated in a particular way
Syn: ↑merit
•The incident didn't even rate a mention in the press.
•Her death only rated a few lines in the local paper.
5. transitive, usually passive ~ sth (+ noun) to state that a film/movie or video is suitable for a particular audience
•The cartoon was rated PG.
see also ↑X-rated, ↑zero-rated
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (expressing a notion of ‘estimated value’): from Old French, from medieval Latin rata (from Latin pro rata parte (or portione) ‘according to the proportional share’), from ratus ‘reckoned’, past participle of reri.

Thesaurus:
rate verb
1. T (not used in the progressive tenses)
•How did you rate her speech?
assess • • evaluate • • judge • • gauge •
rate/assess/evaluate/judge sb/sth as sth
rate/assess/evaluate/judge sb/sth on/according to sth
rate/assess/evaluate/judge/gauge how…
2. T, usually passive (not used in the progressive tenses)
•She is currently rated number two in the world.
rank • • grade • • place • • put • |formal order •
rate/rank/grade/order sb/sth according to sth
rate/rank/place/put/order sb/sth above/below sb/sth
rate/rank/grade/place/put sb/sth in order of sth

Example Bank:
•It is rated as one of the city's best hotels.
•Silver was rated more highly than gold.
•The difficulty of each exercise is rated on a scale of 1 to 5.
•This airport is consistently rated as the worst in the world.
•a golf course that is rated among the top ten in America
•a university that is highly rated for its research work
•How did you rate her speech?
•It's a chance to watch six top-rated players.
•The game was rated as one of their worst ever defeats.
•The schools are rated according to their exam results.
•The show was rated a success by both critics and audiences.