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A rate or tax for a supply of water.
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v. t.
To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number, power, importance, etc.
n.
One who rates or scolds.
v. t.
To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one for his works or his virtues.
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That which is established as a measure or criterion; degree; standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate of movement; rate of interest is the ratio of the interest to the principal, per annum.
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Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.
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Rate of motion; the relation of motion to time, measured by the number of units of space passed over by a moving body or point in a unit of time, usually the number of feet passed over in a second. See the Note under Speed.
v. t.
To assess for the payment of a rate or tax.
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The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc.
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The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc.
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A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value; esp., in England, a local tax; as, parish rates; town rates.
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One who pays rates or taxes.
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Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost; charge; as, high or low rates of transportation.
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v. i.
To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship rates as a ship of the line.
v. i.
To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate, but without running, or lifting one foot entirely before the other touches the ground.
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Extent to which a thing varies; amount of departure from a position or state; amount or rate of change.
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One who rates or estimates.
v. t.
To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount, value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a pension.
v. t.
To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate.
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