rate1 nounrate2 verb
raterate1 /reɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINrate1
Origin:
1400-1500 French, Medieval Latin rata, from Latin pro rata parte ‘according to a fixed part’, from ratus, past participle of reri ‘to calculate’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- £150 is the going rate for tickets for the concert.
- equipment that can load ships at a rate of 5000 tonnes a day
- Hotel rates advertised are per person, not per room.
- Individual children develop physically and emotionally at different rates.
- Nassau now has the third highest crime rate in the world.
- Our money was running out at an alarming rate.
- Our shop assistants are paid an hourly rate of £5.50
- Penicillin has a high success rate in treating bacterial infections.
- Prisoners escaped from the center at the rate of one every five days.
- Refugees were crossing the border at the rate of 1000 a day.
- The amount of light available will determine the plant's rate of growth.
- The State Bank charges lower rates on personal loans.
- There is a 40% unemployment rate in the region.
- There is a fixed rate for the job, regardless of how long it takes.
- We are able to offer a whole range of services at very reasonable rates.
- At any rate, the boat was scuttled, and there were stains on it that they thought were bloodstains.
- Class 1 contributions are paid by workers in employment and are deducted from their pay at the statutory rates.
- Now more companies issue cards and many are willing to cut rates or waive annual fees to snare each others' customers.
- Pay determination is also hampered by such factors as inflation rates and currency fluctuations against the pound.
- Sir Robin said foreign-exchange gains were helped by sterling's departure from the exchange rate mechanism.
- The water was thick and brown and went down through the top end of Spaladale at a fearful rate.
- While rates on Treasury securities plunged last year, the Federal Reserve resisted calls for large cuts in the rates it controls.
THESAURUS
the amount of money you need to buy or do something. Cost is usually used when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap rather than when talking about exact prices: · The cost of running a car is increasing.· the cost of raw materials
the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale: · They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices.· the price of a plane ticket to New York
the amount of money that something is worth: · A new kitchen can increase the value of your home.
the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something: · Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge.· bank charges
the amount you have to pay to enter a place or join a group, or for the services of a professional person such as a lawyer or a doctor: · There is no entrance fee.· The membership fee is £125 a year.· legal fees
the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, plane, train etc: · I didn’t even have enough money for my bus fare.· fare increases
the amount you have to pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: · The rent on his apartment is $800 a month.
a charge that is set according to a standard scale: · Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers.
the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges: · You have to pay tolls on many French motorways.
Longman Language Activatoran amount that is compared with another amount a number or amount that is calculated as part of a total of 100, and is shown using a % sign: percentage of: · The percentage of women students at the university has increased steadily.a high/large percentage: · Most of the coffee we produce is for export -- a high percentage goes to the US.· A high percentage of businesses fail because of the collapse of a major customer or supplier.a low/small percentage: · The disease is serious, and in a small percentage of cases it can be fatal.· The writer only receives a small percentage of the profits from each book sold.
the number or amount of something, compared with the whole number or amount that exists: proportion of: · The new law is intended to reduce the proportion of road accidents caused by drunk drivers.· a program to increase the proportion of women and black people in the police serviceproportion of something to something: · What is the proportion of men to women in your office?a high/low/large/small proportion: · A high proportion of the products tested were found to contain harmful chemicals.
a set of numbers, such as '20:1' or '5:1', that shows how much larger one quantity is than another: ratio of something to something: · a school where the ratio of students to teachers is about 5:1
a measurement showing the number of times that something happens during a particular period or the number of examples of something within a certain period: · Refugees were crossing the border at the rate of 1000 a day.success/failure rate: · Penicillin has a high success rate in treating bacterial infections.
a very small part of an amount or number: a (small, tiny etc) fraction of something: · The disease affects only a tiny fraction of the population.at a fraction of the cost: · Computers can now do the same job at a fraction of the cost.in a fraction of the time: · A microwave oven cooks food in a fraction of the time required by a normal oven.
the amount of something bad such as crime, poverty etc use this when you are talking generally about how often something bad happens: amount of: · There is growing alarm at the amount of violence on the streets of our city.· The amount of car crime seems to be on the increase.
use this to talk about the exact amount of a particular problem at one time, even though this amount may go up or down at other times: · Pollution levels in some rivers are already dangerous.the level of something: · the rising level of crime in the inner cities
use this to talk about the number of times something happens within a certain period of time, especially when talking about crime, social problems etc: the crime/divorce/suicide/murder etc rate: · Nassau now has the third highest crime rate in the world.· There is a 40% unemployment rate in the region.
use this to talk about how large and how serious a problem is: the extent of something: · Government inspectors will assess the extent of the damage.· Considering the extent of his injuries, he's lucky to be alive.to such an extent (=to such a large degree): · Discontent had grown to such an extent that the government had to withdraw the new tax.to what extent: · To what extent were politicians responsible for the high unemployment which Britain experienced between the wars?
formal use this to talk about the number of times something bad happens, for example how many people have a particular illness, or how many crimes or accidents there are: the incidence of something: · Since the early 1970s the incidence of breast cancer has increased by about 1% per year.high/low incidence: · Poverty is one of the reasons for the high incidence of crime in this district.· a neighborhood with a high incidence of drug and alcohol abuse
not very bad, but not very good especially spoken not good - use this when you are disappointed because you were expecting something better: · "What was the movie like?" "It was OK but the ending wasn't very good."· He's been learning English for five years, but his pronunciation isn't very good.
something that is mediocre is of a lower standard than it should be, and does not show much quality or skill: · The team gave another mediocre performance last night.· Tourists crowd the gift shops to buy mediocre products at high prices.
spoken not very bad, but not especially good: · "Was the food good?" "It was okay, but nothing special."· The town's nice, but the beach is nothing special.
spoken say this when you think that something is good in some ways but there are some bad parts of it too: · My grades were OK, but I thought I should have gotten an 'A' in chemistry.· The game was all right, but it wasn't worth what I paid to watch it.
informal not very good, but not very bad either: · "How is your meal?'' "So-so.''· The hotel was in a lovely location, but the facilities were only so-so.
not as good as other things of the same kind: · People are not willing to pay a lot of money for second-rate works of art.· All they could afford was a room in a second-rate hotel about a mile from the beach.
especially British something that is not up to scratch , is not as good as it should be: · The hotels and transport system in this city are not up to scratch at the moment.
a performance, piece of work etc that is patchy is good in some parts, but bad in others and in general is not good: · The film is patchy, despite one or two good performances.· Many department stores reported patchy sales over Christmas.
British /lackluster American: lacklustre performance not very bad, but not as good as was expected: · The corporation's profits increased dramatically this year, after a rather lacklustre performance last year.
what you have to pay for something the amount of money you have to pay for services, activities, or things you need all the time such as food and electricity: · We'll make sure you have the operation, whatever the cost.cost of: · The cost of electricity has fallen in the last twelve months.· Internet banking will considerably reduce the cost of doing business.high/low cost: · The high cost of health care in the US is causing a great deal of concern.building/legal/transportation etc costs: · If you lose the case, you will face substantial legal costs.cost of living (=the amount of money you need for things such as food, clothes, or rent): · Many old people have to live in poverty because of the steady rise in the cost of living.cut costs (=reduce the cost of something): · IBM is continuing to cut costs in an effort to be more competitive.at no extra cost (=without having to pay more): · We will deliver and install your computer at no extra cost.running costs (=the amount of money that a business or organization regularly spends on things such as salaries, electricity, and rent): · £650,000 will be needed to cover the hospital's running costs during its first year.
the amount of money you have to pay for something that is for sale, especially in a shop: · There's a great new clothes store on Main Street, and its prices seem very reasonable.price of: · What's the price of a pack of cigarettes nowadays?high/low price: · Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said it was impossible to build a good computer for such a low price.house/food/oil etc prices: · House prices rose by around 12% in the south-east last year.charge a price: · They charge the same price for a takeaway as they do for eating in the restaurant.half price (=half the usual price): · I bought these jeans half price in a sale.reduce/cut prices: · Apple was forced to cut prices sharply, reducing its profit margin.increase/raise prices: · The Japanese have raised prices just $8 a vehicle on average.price rise (=increase in the price of something): · Experts say they expect price rises to be gradual but persistent.the asking price (=the price that someone wants for something they are selling): · The asking price for the 60-acre estate in Atlanta is $27 million.
the amount of money that you pay for a service, or for being allowed to use something: charge for: · There's no charge for telephoning the operator.bank/delivery/electricity etc charges: · If your order comes to over $30, we will not make a delivery charge.admission charge (=the amount of money you must pay to go into a public place): · There's an admission charge for adults, but children get into the museum free.at no extra charge (=without having to pay more): · Members and their guests are welcome to use the club's facilities at no extra charge.additional charge (=an amount that is added to the usual price): · An additional charge of 15% will be added to your bill for service.
the amount of money that you pay to someone for a professional service, or the amount that you pay in order to do something: fee of: · Some actors can ask a fee of around $1,000,000 a movie.charge a fee: · The doctor I saw charged a £100 fee for an initial consultation.school/legal/medical etc fees: · An accident on vacation can cost you a lot in medical fees.entrance fee (=the amount of money you pay to go in somewhere): · The entrance fees to the park have gone up by 50%.
the usual cost of a service or job: · We are able to offer a whole range of services at very reasonable rates.hourly/weekly/daily rate: · Our shop assistants are paid an hourly rate of £5.50the going rate (=the rate that people are willing to pay at the present time): · £150 is the going rate for tickets for the concert.fixed rate (=one that is always the same): · There is a fixed rate for the job, regardless of how long it takes.
the cost of a journey on a bus, train, plane etc: · I had to walk home because I didn't have enough money for the fare.coach/train/air etc fare: · How much is the train fare from Toronto to Montreal?· A one-week stay in Majorca costs $779 including air fare.fare increases: · The biggest fare increases were on the Kansas City to Minneapolis line.
money that you have to pay in order to drive over some bridges or roads: · You have to pay tolls on many of the major roads in France.toll bridge/road/lane (=one that you have to pay to use): · In 1871 they built a toll bridge from the mainland to the island.
the amount of money that you pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: pay rent: · She pays £350 a month rent for a one-bedroomed apartment.high/low rent: · Office rents are highest in the city centre.put up the rent/raise the rent (=increase it): · If my landlord raises the rent again, I'll have to look for somewhere smaller.
the amount of money that you pay to use a car, television, tools etc over a period of time: · The rental on the TV includes maintenance and repairs.car/television/video etc rental: · Car rental is $200 a week and you need a clean driving licence.
doing things quickly or happening quickly doing things quickly or happening quickly , without taking much time: · She undressed quickly and got into bed.· It's important to realize how quickly this disease can spread.· Quickly fry the onions, then add the meat.
a quick movement or action is one that you do quickly or one that only takes a short time: · I'll just take a quick shower.· That was quick -- have you finished already?· I had to make a quick decision.be quick (=use this when you are telling someone to hurry): · You'll have to be quick - we don't have much time.
if you work, talk, or write fast , you do it quickly: · Don't talk so fast - I can't understand what you're saying.· We're working as fast as we can.
a rapid change, increase, or improvement is one that happens much more quickly than usual: · a rapid increase in the population· She made a rapid recovery after her operation.· Adolescence is a period of great and rapid change.
happening or done very quickly and without any delay: · Punishment of the protesters was swift and severe.· Swift fashion changes mean that the shop has to change its stock every six to eight weeks.
a speedy return, reply, reaction, etc is one that is done or made successfully, as quickly and efficiently as possible: · We are working to ensure the safe and speedy return of all the refugees to their homes.· Thousands of letters and telegrams arrived wishing Nikolai a speedy recovery from his surgery.
a prompt action, reply, delivery etc is one that is done without delay because quick action is needed: · A major disaster was prevented by the prompt action of the safety officer.· It is important to ensure prompt delivery of goods that customers order.
: meteoric rise/career achieving success extremely quickly and suddenly: · The film tells the story of Lee's meteoric rise from North Dakota radio singer to jazz legend.
if something happens at an alarming rate , it happens so quickly that it makes people very worried: · The Amazonian rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate.· The number of people dying from lung cancer has increased at an alarming rate.
use this to say that something happens extremely quickly and suddenly, so that you almost do not notice what is happening: · He was gone in a flash.· In a flash Atticus was up and standing over him.· Joel slipped but was on his feet in a flash.
not able to speak · The train's designers claim it is capable of attaining speeds in excess of 350 kph.· sensors which monitor speed and body movementspeed of · What was the speed of the car at the time of the accident?· the internal processing speed of a computerat a speed of 50 mph/10 metres per second etc · The Earth moves round the Sun at a speed of 30 km per second.at a constant/steady speed (=keeping the same speed all the time) · Keep driving at a constant speed until I tell you differently.top speed (=the fastest speed that a car, plane etc can reach) · The Ferrari Testarossa has a top speed of 188 mph.
how fast things happen, change, or develop: at a faster/slower/different etc rate: · Individual children develop physically and emotionally at different rates.at an alarming rate (=very fast): · Our money was running out at an alarming rate.rate of: · The amount of light available will determine the plant's rate of growth.· equipment that can load ships at a rate of 5000 tonnes a day
how fast someone walks or runs, or how fast they work or do things: at a brisk/steady/gentle etc pace: · The soldiers were marching at a steady pace.at a leisurely pace (=at a slow comfortable speed): · We climbed at a leisurely pace, stopping occasionally to enjoy the view.pace of: · The pace of political change has been rapid.pace of work/life: · I'm enjoying the relaxed pace of life of Jamaica.at your own pace (=at a speed that is right for you): · The Kumon method involves students learning at their own pace.
the speed at which something moves in a particular direction - use this especially in technical contexts: · This instrument is used for measuring wind velocity.velocity of: · an experiment to try to predict the velocity of a moving objecthigh velocity: · a beam of high velocity electrons
the force that makes a moving object keep moving: · We are trying to measure the position and momentum of an electron as accurately as possible.gain/gather momentum (=move faster): · As the slope got steeper, the sled gathered momentum.lose momentum (=move slower): · The ball was moving along, slowly losing momentum on the bumpy ground.
use these expressions to say how fast something moves: · The maximum speed on British motorways is 70 miles per hour.· Sound travels through the air at about 340 metres per second.· a propeller that revolves at a rate of 150 revolutions per minute
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + rate
The rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate. an annualized inflation rate of 15% Clients are charged a flat rate of £250 annually. The effect will be to increase unemployment and force down wages. The dollar is expected to fall in the foreign exchange markets. High levels of car use mean our streets are more congested than ever. high crime rates high interest rates Several airlines have proposed fare hikes, effective October 1. Fish normally have a high metabolic rate. Exercise can increase your metabolic rate. If you phone during the day you pay the peak rate for calls. The average rates of return were 15%. They may be taxed at a higher rate. an area twice the size of Britain
· Rates of adult illiteracy are still too high.
· The hospital’s death rate is the lowest in the region.
· A falling mortality rate led to a gradual increase in the proportion of the aged in the population.
· In April, the unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent, a 23-year low.
· The death rate among the homeless is three times higher than the rest of the population.
· In many developing countries, birth rates are falling.
· Our crime rate is one of the lowest in the country.
· The UK has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe.
· The success rate is still extremely low.
· The survival rate of twins and triplets has increased in recent years.
(=the number of beats per minute)· A miner’s resting heart rate can be between 40 and 60 beats a minute.
(=the rate at which the body changes food into energy)· Metabolic rate rises with any form of activity.
verbs (also the rate rises/increases more formal)· The crime rate just keeps going up.
(also the rate falls/decreases more formal)· We are expecting unemployment rates to fall.
Meaning 2adjectives· You ought to switch to an account that pays a higher rate of interest.
· Wage rates in the industry are still too low, he says.
(=a lower charge)· Reduced rates are available for groups of 10 or more visitors.
(=the amount someone is paid per hour or per week)· Women have lower hourly rates of pay than men.
(=the usual amount paid)· She could not afford to pay them the going rate.
(=one that does not change)· Profits were taxed at a flat rate of 45 percent.
(=the amount of interest charged on a loan or paid on savings)· Interest rates have remained high.
(=the rate charged by a bank on a loan to buy a house)· Higher mortgage rates should slow down the rapid rise in house prices.
· People objected to higher property tax rates.
(=the value of the money of one country compared to the money of another country)· the exchange rate between the dollar and sterling
· What is the hourly wage rate?
British English (=the rate of interest set by the Bank of England, on which all British banks base their charges)· The interest charged on your overdraft changes in line with bank base rates.
(=the lowest rate of interest at which companies can borrow money from a bank)· The amount above the prime rate is determined by the bank’s assessment of the risk involved in making the loan.
phrases· They believe that Labour would raise the basic rate of tax.
· Some customers are paying interest at a rate of over 15%.
verbs· If the banks raise interest rates, this will reduce the demand for credit.
· The Halifax Building Society is to cut its mortgage rate by 0.7 percent.
Meaning 3adjectives· The urban population has grown at a faster rate than the rural population.
· The plant’s ability to thrive in these conditions is partly due to its rapid rate of growth.
· The alarming rate of increase in pollution levels has concerned environmentalists.
· He started to produce movies at a tremendous rate.
(=a rate that is faster than ever before)· We are losing species at an unprecedented rate.
· The process takes place at a constant rate.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· There is a relation between accident rates and the numbers of drivers on the road.· a survey of the latest airline accident statistics
The rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate. an annualized inflation rate of 15% (=the number of babies born somewhere)· The country’s birth rate has decreased dramatically.
· People sometimes feel alarmed by the pace of technological change.
(=how likely a bank etc thinks someone is to pay their debts)· If you have a poor credit rating, you will have a hard time getting a mortgage.
· The crime rate has gone up.
· The government is expected to cut interest rates next month.
(=the number of people who die each year from something)· The death rate from heart attacks is about 50% higher for smokers.
(=the number of people who get a divorce)· The country has a high divorce rate.
· The maps show that the average rate of coastal erosion is about four metres per year.
· What's the current exchange rate between the dollar and the euro?
· There is a high failure rate in the restaurant industry.
Clients are charged a flat rate of £250 annually. The effect will be to increase unemployment and force down wages. The dollar is expected to fall in the foreign exchange markets.· The economic growth rate averaged only 1.4 percent.
(=the number of times someone’s heart beats per minute)· Your heart rate increases as you exercise.
High levels of car use mean our streets are more congested than ever. high crime rates high interest rates Several airlines have proposed fare hikes, effective October 1.· The rate of increase in the number of violent crimes is much higher than under the previous government.
· The current inflation rate stands at 4.1%.
(=profit from an investment)· We expect a high return on our investment.
Fish normally have a high metabolic rate. Exercise can increase your metabolic rate. (=the rate of interest you will pay on a mortgage)· You need to shop around for a good mortgage rate.
(=payments that are set according to a standard scale)· Generous overtime rates are paid for late-night and weekend work.
(also a pay rate) (=the amount paid every hour, week etc)· Many workers in the catering industry are on low rates of pay.
If you phone during the day you pay the peak rate for calls. (=showing how popular someone is)· His poll ratings keep slipping.
(=how popular someone is according to a poll)· His popularity rating dropped quite dramatically after the events of last year.
(=how fast your pulse beats)· The doctor checked my weight and pulse rate.
· Deforestation is occurring at a rapid rate as a result of agricultural development.
The average rates of return were 15%. (=ones that are changed according to what usually happens at a particular time of year)
· He moved at a slow and steady pace through the maze of corridors.
(=what percentage of actions are successful)· The success rate in cloning is still extremely low.
(=the number of people who kill themselves)· The suicide rate among former soldiers is very high.
· The survival rate of animals returned to the wild remains an unanswered question.
(=a tax that is the same for different people or things)· Corporate taxes are to be abolished and replaced by a flat rate tax.
· The government reduced the basic rate of tax to 25p in the pound.
They may be taxed at a higher rate. an area twice the size of Britain· The unemployment rate was 17 percent.
· Wage levels remained low during the 1930s.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· These data were used to calculate annual referral rates using the practice populations as the denominator.· The volatility of the underlying bond futures fell to an annual rate of 7. 95 percent.· Since gilts pay a fixed annual rate of interest, you would be locking in a higher return before the rate cut.· It gives an annual growth rate of 2. 3 percent, according to analysts.· From his perspective, economic growth will continue at an annual rate of 2 percent to 2. 5 percent.· According to the Middle East Times of Sept. 24-30, the country's annual inflation rate was running at around 700 percent.· And to top it all, it has pledged to maintain high employment and an annual economic growth rate of 1.9 percent.
· Does my right hon. Friend by any chance recollect the average inflation rate under the last Labour Government?· Between 1970 and 1976 Chicago experienced an average rate of unemployment of 6. 31 percent.· The average inflation rate under the last Labour Government was no less than the astonishing figure of 15 percent.· By definition, a tax whose average tax rate rises as income Increases is called progressive tax.· He announced the results of a survey of 400 vets working in 600 slaughterhouses which found the average hourly rate was £25.70.· But as Table 2-1 shows, the adoption of free-market develop-ment models has raised their average growth rates.· Over this period the stock of such investments has expanded at an average annual compound rate of just under 19%.· History shows, on average, the rate of return on stocks is much higher than that of any other investment.
· The buoyant housing market is probably the key factor keeping base rates up today.· Changes in the level of interest rates charged on borrowing, therefore, depend almost wholly upon movements in the base rate.· Low clearing bank base rates are bringing a flood of new offers intended to appeal to the country's 19 million savers.· Monetary policy Base interest rates reached their highest level when they were increased on Dec. 26 to 14.75 percent.· With the base interest rate now at seven percent, most banks still charge around 19 percent for personal overdrafts.
· I pay income tax at the basic 25 percent rate.· Instead, they pay basic long-distance rates, which are the highest rates a residential customer can pay, the study says.· Similar to covenant payments, the gift is made net of basic rate tax.· The basic rate of tax will remain unchanged at 25 percent, as will the 40 percent rate.· The basic bank lending rate was set at 36 percent per month.· His party says that it will put up the basic rate of tax.· The Liberal Democrats pledged to raise the basic rate of income tax from 25 to 26 percent specifically for investment in education.· The tax credit which accompanies a dividend matches the basic rate liability but the trustees pay additional rate tax of 10%.
· Compare and contrast fixed rate and variable rate loans. 3.· You borrow at a fixed rate of interest and repay the loan over a number of years.· The fixed interest rate means you know exactly your commitment each month, which saves problems with forecasting your cashflow.· Once the system of fixed exchange rates had been abandoned there was no alternative but for currencies to float.· At the beginning of the first year, the fixed rate was 13.25% at a time when the variable rate was 15.25%.· The basic form of eurobond is the straight fixed rate bond, having bullet repayment.· The Cheltenham & Gloucester has produced a £50m fixed rate loan priced at 13.25 until the end of 1991.· Under a fixed exchange rate a currency flow surplus is likely to persist for some time.
· Those with earnings just above the tax threshold bore the heaviest burden of the flat rate tax as a proportion of income.· The phone company said the flat rate is an addition to its Sprint Sense program, which it began a year ago.· The flat rate of £75 that Miss Denny mentions will not automatically be paid to all composers.· A flat rate plan offers reduced rates but only if you call during non-peak hours.· The association usually paid the hospital a weekly flat rate.· Therefore, an 11 percent flat rate theoretically would yield the same amount.· Additionally, the new flat rate should vary by types of authority, not by population.· Forbes, who is calling for a 17 percent flat rate, would not tax dividends, interest or capital gains.
· However, that is not a good reason for trying to levy high tax rates that no-one can enforce.· Why are current city water users subsidizing this madness with higher water rates?· Sir Patrick Duffy Is the Minister aware that a respectable reason for high interest rates is the control of inflation?· Bodies that are seen to move at a relatively high angular rate are nearby in space.· Customers may be forced to borrow from inefficient banks or other financial institutions, probably charging higher interest rates.· Aid workers say areas that were heavily bombed now have high rates of birth defects, sterility and mental retardation.· He needs a high growth rate to pay for future debts.· This is the highest rate for the month since 1992, when the rate was 9. 8 percent.
· Since then, this relationship has broken down and architects have enjoyed lower rates of unemployment relative to the national situation.· In order to lock into today's low rates potential borrowers will have to agree to marginally higher rates than are really current.· Most lenders offer low rates for the first couple of years only to raise them again in the future.· The profit was the difference between the higher black market and lower official rate.· This may be due to the lack of motivation and low rate of pay.· That was the lowest rate of increase since March 1971, but was still faster than the growth in money supply.· University College London Hospitals trust has the lowest death rate.· A country renowned for its love of large, close families now has the lowest birth rate in the developed world.
· Your metabolic rate will fall; eating just average amounts of food will tend to make you fat.· Aerobic exercise and reduced-calorie diets produce weight loss, but reduce the resting metabolic rate because they do not maintain muscle mass.· And you can not safely ginger up your metabolic rate with drugs because of the risk from side-effects.· Dieting may also depress the metabolic rate, he says, making it easier to gain weight the next time around.· Bradymetabolism A low metabolic rate of heat production.· There is some evidence that we can further increase the metabolic rate by taking regular aerobic exercise.· Aerobic exercise increases the metabolic rate and the benefit continues for some hours after we have finished exercising.· So to maximise the benefits to your metabolic rate, resolve never to crash diet again.
· Milton would get you theatre tickets, special hotel rates, restaurant reservations and still wonder if you needed anything more.· Often advertising special rates on home repairs. 2.· Those taking several trips abroad a year should consider special rates offered on annual cover.· Adults lose special rates for specific jobs, shift pay, holiday pay and unsocial hours pay.· The legion lost its power to recruit foreigners, and the special pay rates that rewarded tougher conditions.· However, the restrictions imposed on these special rates tend to limit their usefulness for many advertisers.· Weekly additional payments will no longer be available, and there will be no special householder rate.
· The policy review's top rate of income tax-50 percent - was too low, he said.· That would push the top federal tax rate for these under-$ 60, 000 earners to 40 % or more.· The top rate will be no more than 2.5 times the bottom rate.· There are occasions when we have grudged paying a top rate, but been too cowardly to refuse.· Instant access and top interest rates that rise as your balance grows.· But the top rates do not benefit existing investors.· A complicated points system could stop men in this type of role getting the top rates of pay.· People in the south-east will be allocated to bands E, F, G and H and will pay the top rates.
NOUN· Since then the birth rate has recovered somewhat, leading to modest rates of natural increase.· Difference in birth rates is clearly one reason.· This fall reflects in particular the low birth rates of the 1920s and 1930s.· However, the numbers are decreasing as the birth rate decreases generally.· The high birth rates of the 1950s and 1960s are projected to increase the numbers of young elderly from 2011.· Average birth rates for women in developing countries have fallen from six per woman to three in the past three decades.· The birth rate will only be cut, however, if the health prospects of poor families are improved.· Launch of drive to cut birth rate On June 13 the authorities ordered a nationwide drive to cut the birth rate.
· Over past years, locals had experienced increasing crime rates and a growing fear of crime.· Violent crime rates have tripled, and overall illegitimacy rates have jumped from 5. 3 percent to 30. 1 percent.· All those factors are linked to rising crime rates.· They have seen crime rates and their feelings of physical insecurity rise, and their overall quality of life plummet.· He failed to make only one comparison - that on crime rates.· And the male crime rate during any nine-day period is still higher than the female crime rate during the premenstrual period.· Any Government who are seriously concerned about dealing with the escalating crime rate must begin to tackle crime at its roots.· Their crime rate was far lower than that of any other community.
· They've found that the death rate among patients treated early with penicillin was nearly half that of those who were not.· But no country has yet managed to achieve a low birth rate while infant deaths rates remain high.· As in all cities, the infant death rate in Washington fluctuates from year to year.· Surprisingly, Northern Ireland has the third highest death rate from skin cancer in the world.· For coronary heart disease alone, the death rate in that same 10-year period declined by 26 percent.· Plasma lipid concentrations and death rates from ischaemic heart disease vary according to the method of infant feeding.· Pedestrians crossing the street have a death rate seven times greater.
· The divorce rate rose from almost zero to 0.9 per cent in 1985 and 1.8 per cent in 1995.· This is our answer to the tragically high divorce rate twenty-five years ago.· Isn't the divorce rate high enough already?· Empowerment increases the opportunity costs of children, prompting later marriages and increasing the divorce rate, similarly lowering fertility.· However, if current divorce rates continue this will be true of many more in future.· In 1961, before the Divorce Law Reform Act was introduced, the divorce rate was only 2.1.· The national divorce rate dropped, if infinitesimally, from 1992 to 1994, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
· Many of them care less about the exchange rate than about what is shown on the chart on the right.· They have to be persuaded, above all on the exchange rate.· The one mechanism they have at their immediate disposal to stimulate growth is the exchange rate of their currencies.· The second is via changes in the exchange rate.· The change in the exchange rate would continue automatically until the price difference for cars had been eliminated.· Fourth, the elimination of exchange rate uncertainty is likely to yield benefits in terms of higher growth rates of intra-union trade and investment.· Floating and flexible rates Floating, or flexible, exchange rates imply a quite different adjustment process.
· Whatever the factors underlying the different growth rates, it is consistent with the uneven relationship emerging in the inter-war years.· An even higher economic growth rate is not out of the question.· Their growth rate or lack of it often reflects the quality of your tank care and water.· Its sales at the turn of the decade were above $ 11 billion, continuing a healthy growth rate.· That's some way below the industry's historical average growth rate of 17 per cent.· Analysts said Disney should have no trouble returning to its 20 percent-plus growth rates next year.· Friends of the Earth has had a similar growth rate in that period, so that its membership is now over 180,000.· Past growth rates are not as good as they look, and the future will not be as good as the past.
· Pulse oximetry was used to monitor oxygen saturation and heart rate.· After a minute of this, your heart rate has slowed by 20 percent.· Then our heart rate climbs, steadily, until our ears are gulping on the new blood.· Sometimes my heart rate is high, although my medical checkup was fine. 2.· Exercise promotes beneficial changes in the body. Heart rate and blood pressure are lowered at rest and at exercise.· During stages three and four, heart rate and breathing become very regular.· This gives your maximum heart rate in beats per minute.· Long-term, chronic anger also means increases in blood cholesterol and heart rates, and a decrease in immunity.
· This aided the operation of the fixed exchange rate system and helped to maintain a low inflation rate in the international economy.· Does my right hon. Friend by any chance recollect the average inflation rate under the last Labour Government?· Rational expectations catch up with the actual inflation rate.· The average inflation rate under the last Labour Government was no less than the astonishing figure of 15 percent.· There will exist no inflation rate differentials which could justify exchange rate changes, if they were available.· The inflation rate for 1996 was 2. 1 percent, down from 2. 4 percent the previous year.
· Normally rising interest rates will depress the price of gilts by making their fixed interest payments less attractive to investors.· Much of the $ 154 billion cut will come from lower interest rates.· If banks lower the interest rates they charge to borrowers, they must also lower the rate they pay to depositors.· Lower interest rates designed to pep up the corporate sector threaten to add more fuel to the consumer boom.· It should be obvious without much discussion that the demand for money depends on the interest rate.· The prospect of reduced interest rates also helped the share prices of those companies geared to easier credit.· The center said the loan had a favorable interest rate and came two weeks after President Clinton signed a bill NationsBank supported.
· Indeed, newly issued bills will have to carry a larger discount to match the higher market rates.· Renters who move into a vacated apartment face the rude awakening of the market rate an owner is permitted to charge.· The higher the current market rate of interest, the lower will be the market price of existing bonds.· The Bundesbank left its discount rate unchanged yesterday, after lowering a key money-market rate Wednesday.· Money market rates strengthened, however.· This is like paying interest at the rate of 17 percent per year, when market rates are only 9 percent.· The interest rate is fixed at drawdown and related to Money Market rates so can be cheaper than an overdraft.· Such issues have interest rates that fluctuate with market rates.
· Let us turn now to the relationship between the chronic sickness and mortality rates.· In passing, I might draw your attention to the dreadful morbidity and mortality rates of these compulsory surgeries.· Since 1961 there has been a 19 percent decrease in the mortality rates for males aged 65 - 74.· The mortality rate then rises, so that few will survive to L3.· For these categories hospital 1 had the lowest perinatal mortality rates among the consultant units after adjustment for risk factors.· By far the greatest effect on the crude mortality rates was when mortality rates due to immaturity were adjusted for low birth rate.· The impact of social class has, however, been the same on the mortality rates of both sexes.· Second, mortality rates have sometimes been used as a proxy for morbidity rates.
· But some warned that the impact of higher mortgage rates on wage negotiations risked increased pressure on prices in the months ahead.· Lower fed rates help keep mortgage rates low.· More societies are expected to announce mortgage rate increases during the Conservative Party conference this week.· Analysts said lower mortgage rates have helped to spur demand for housing even as other parts of the economy have slowed.· In May 1988, when the mortgage rate stood at 9.8 percent the same borrower was paying only £221.40.· Fifteen-year mortgage rates inched up to 7. 15 percent from 7. 13 percent.· But lower mortgage rates for everyone else just push up the price of homes.· Helped along by the lowest mortgage rates in 20 years, those numbers grew during the fourth quarter of last year.
· SaO 2 and pulse rate data were analysed by two methods.· In most patients, it is desirable to use dosages that maintain a pulse rate greater than 60.· During the procedure pulse rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation were recorded every minute by the research nurse.· I check out her pulse rate with my lips.· The next question is, what type of training routine do you use to increase pulse rate?· Oxford began the night teetering on the brink of the relegation zone and pulse rates soared as early as the second minute.· But she wasn't looking up high enough to see something that shifted my pulse rate along a notch or two.· Different conductors have different pulse rates and their tempi are often mathematical proportions of this.
· Of the 26,000 carats of diamonds dispatched, over 23,000 carats were recovered, a success rate of over 90%.· Besides, the message will seem like criticism, and therefore your success rate will probably be low.· The procedure can be done under local anaesthetic and has a success rate of over 90 percent.· A 30-percent or 40-percent success rate in growing crystals is considered good.· The success rates for each type of task are given in Table 4.10.· There is a significant variation in success rates depending on representation.· In the summary table the success rates are given to the nearest five percent.· This well established course has a high success rate.
· And it could encourage harder work by reducing marginal tax rates.· What marginal tax rate applies to taxable income which falls between $ 16, 000 and $ 20, 000?· If tax rates are too high, firms' overall activity may fall.· Some Democrats say it would require a relatively high tax rate near 20 percent to produce sufficient revenue.· Table 16-2 shows that the first Thatcher government was able to reduce marginal tax rates substantially, especially for the very rich.· To get a better picture of the tax burden one must consider average tax rates.· For these commodities tax rates range from 50 to 90 percent.· A balanced budget meant increasing tax rates and reducing public expenditure.
· Small firms provide a useful channel for re-allocating labour from large firms without increasing official unemployment rates.· To understand the unemployment rate, we also need to know how long the jobless have been without jobs.· Mining proposals continue to have the prospect of minimal impact on unemployment rates.· The unemployment rate jumped to 9. 9 percent in December from 9. 3 percent in November.· The real unemployment rate has topped 17 %.· The unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, dropped from 3.9 to 3.6 percent.· For the new classicals, high unemployment rates should not be the object of discretionary government intervention since they are mere epiphenomena.· Despite a decade of government efforts to get the economy going again, the unemployment rate was still 17 percent in 1939.
· It is for these reasons that wage rates differ from one job to the next.· If unemployment is classical, steps must be taken to reduce the real wage rate.· In Fig. 11-7 the wage rates for labour in the two localities are shown on the vertical axis.· But in what way do variations in effective demand alter the real wage rate?· The evidence for the feelings of persecution came from the discussions of the fixing of wage rates by personnel managers.· Thirdly, estimate the elasticity of the constrained labour demand function with respect to the real wage rate.· Thus workers and managers will want to agree the wage rate for the coming year.
VERB· The simplest models assume that earnings grow at a constant rate of g percent per year.· By contrast, both imports and exports are expected to grow at a similar rate.· And it is a problem that is growing at a rate of several thousand tonnes of waste a day.· M3 grew at an annualized rate of just 1. 9 percent in the first 11 months of 1995.· But businessmen are scared of missing out on an economy that is now growing at tigerish rates.· There was also an admission that the demand for water is not growing at the rate Thames Water had earlier predicted.· Throughout the nineteenth century output per person grew at a rate of 1.5 percent perannum.
· Excitement usually increases the rate of speech, raises the voice pitch and there may be more than usual gesticulation.· The total cost curve increases at a decreasing rate over some range and then begins to increase at an increasing rate.· Placing such tasks in context does not increase success rates but does alter the pattern of incorrect responses.· Empowerment increases the opportunity costs of children, prompting later marriages and increasing the divorce rate, similarly lowering fertility.· Population is increasing at the rate of 91 million people each year.· Moreover, with the loanable funds theory it is hard to explain why a rise in income increases interest rates.· Then plan to increase this rate to make sure of reaching the final approach point at the desired height.· The average cost then increases at a slower rate and eventually approaches the marginal cost.
· If this were to inhibit credit expansion it could lead to lower interest rates.· Less government borrowing reduces the demand for funds, which in turn leads to lower rates.· Thus an increase in money supply will lower interest rates.· For its part, the government concluded that lowering the population growth rate would enhance the prosperity of the nation.· Some have taken advantage of the Tessa trap to lower savings rates.· Some economists forecast the Bundesbank will take until April to lower the rate to 3. 40 percent by April.· The initial effect of a higher money growth rate is to lower the interest rate.· The Fed recently lowered the funds rate to 5. 50 % from 5. 75 %.
· Studies suggest that for improvements in aerobic capacity, you must raise your heart rate for at least 20 minutes per session.· Blinder argued for lowering rates, and never officially dissented when the board was raising rates in 1994.· But the industry fears Labour might have to raise interest rates to defend the pound.· The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates many times to head off inflation and quality portfolios have not been damaged.· Back in 1988 he had the nerve to raise interest rates on the eve of the Republican convention.· Greenspan and the Open Market Committee decided to raise interest rates.· Remember, one objective of Compacts is to raise the participation rate in education post-16. 15.· Or you can raise the overall tax rate.
· It's better to reduce your cereal seed rate than to spend extra money on seed and then a growth regulator programme.· It could start by reducing the property tax rate, charging everyone less, including Tucson residents.· Clothiers in Gloucestershire did not reduce piece rates, and so weavers were able to profit from their enhanced productivity.· A flat rate plan offers reduced rates but only if you call during non-peak hours.· Any other task related to information in the table usually reduces success rate considerably.· Defense officials had no immediate figures on the proposed reduced production rate.· His ambition was to reduce the standard rate of tax to 25p in the pound by the next election.· Thus Burton concludes from his discussion of employment subsidies in general that they are likely to increase rather than reduce the rate of inflation.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► rates► first-rate/second-rate/third-ratePHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- So was Mary - still whizzing helplessly backwards, at a rate of knots.
- That's what they said, at any rate.
- Well, at any rate, the next meeting will be on Wednesday.
- It is assumed that de Reszke was dissatisfied with test-pressings; at any rate, neither was issued.
- Or at any rate, he is with one of the research teams working on the man project.
- Out of the house at any rate.
- Reminder bells went off, at any rate, and I wondered what the story was.
- So, at any rate, was it.
- The fresh cheese with cream was all we, or at any rate I, wanted.
- They were fairly certain he was immune; certain enough to consider it worth the risk, at any rate.
- Under his influence courage was quickened and fear banished, at any rate for the moment.
- At this rate, I'll lose $30 million by the end of the season.
- I calculated miserably-nearly three thousand words at this rate, more than ten pages.
- If he keeps blossoming at this rate, too, basketball coaches soon will be pitching tents in his yard.
- Indeed, at this rate the City's fears of Labour's policies could make the difference in getting Labour elected.
- It was last to start and at this rate, will probably be last to finish.
- Police claim that at this rate, the thief could clear out the entire flock of Trafalgar Square pigeons in seven months.
- Poor Maud can only totter along at this rate.
- To miss the odd target is acceptable, but not finds coming up at this rate and in such a confined area.
- Work out how many woodlice you will have in 10 years' time if they continue to multiply at this rate.
- A million pounds is the going rate for an ordinary player in today's inflationary market.
- At the going rate of half a million dollars per minute, there is no time for truth.
- It typically is charged twice the going rate as the criminal inmates housed in the same facility.
- One can of C rations was the going rate.
- Or holiday-depending if he's got the brains to get the going rate on betrayal.
- State law now prohibits insurers from denying coverage to small businesses or charging them more than 20 percent above the going rate.
- What is the going rate for bodies in Cairo, Mr el Zaki?
- Who is it that sets the going rate for our work?
- Additional effects are found from the growth in nominal income which is associated with an increase in own-country relative returns.
- Also barred would have been gifts, except for items of nominal value, such as shirts or mugs.
- However low nominal rates of interest go, they still remain positive in real terms.
- The nominal rate of interest has two components.
- The nominal value is meaningless and may be misleading, except in so far as it determines the minimum liability.
- The accumulated fund represents the nominal value of the net assets of the Law Society valued at historic cost.
- The box, with a nominal value of £5, was for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow trust.
- The mean underwriting fee was 1.4 percent of the issue's nominal value.
- Despite the premium rate, Mr Lowman claims that mortgage demand is still high at the moment.
- In return for premium service, such retailers charge premium prices.
- Insurance companies may collaborate in working out loss probabilities and this leads to uniformity in premium rates.
- Is he further aware that many industrialists believe that those high premium rates will cost us business and jobs?
- It operates via the regional electricity companies, which must pay a premium price for renewable energy.
- Most societies offer the cover with differing benefits, premium rates and periods allowed to make claims.
- Naturally, it is always our aim to keep our premium rates as competitive as possible.
- Worse, these disasters coincided with falling premium rates in almost every one of the market's businesses.
- Because of the high cost of providing and gathering this information, Climbline would not exist were it not a premium rate service.
- Choice has not been considered in premium rate services.
- That is certainly true in the context of telecommunications and, more specifically, in premium rate services.
- In the distance, ponies in long-shafted light chariots trotted at a spanking pace, the wheels spinning around.
WORD FAMILYnounrateratingverbrateoverrate ≠ underrateadjectiveoverrated ≠ underrated
1number the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a certain periodbirth/unemployment/crime etc rate Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 6.5% in February. a rapid increase in the divorce ratehigh/low rate of something areas with high rates of crimesuccess/failure rate (=the number of times that something succeeds or fails) It’s a new technique and the failure rate is quite high. Immediately his heart rate (=the number of beats per minute) increased.at a rate of something Asylum seekers were entering Britain at a rate of 1,600 per day. → birthrate, death rate2money a charge or payment that is set according to a standard scaleat (a) ... rate people who pay tax at the highest rateat a rate of something They only pay tax at a rate of 5%.interest/exchange/mortgage etc rate another reduction in the mortgage raterate of pay/tax/interest etc Nurses are demanding higher rates of pay.special/reduced/lower rate Some hotels offer special rates for children.hourly/weekly rate (=the amount someone is paid per hour or week) What’s the hourly rate for cleaning? $20 an hour is the going rate (=the usual amount paid) for private tuition. → base rate, → cut-rate at cut-price, exchange rate, interest rate, prime rate► see thesaurus at cost3speed the speed at which something happens over a period of timerate of
an attempt to slow down the rate of economic growthat (a) ... rate Children learn at different rates. Our money was running out at an alarming rate.at a rate of something Iceland is getting wider at a rate of about 0.5 cm per year.4at any rate spoken a)used when you are stating one definite fact in a situation that is uncertain or unsatisfactory SYN anyway: They’ve had technical problems – at any rate that’s what they told me. b)used to introduce a statement that is more important than what was said before SYN anyway: Well, at any rate, the next meeting will be on Wednesday.5at this rate spoken used to say what will happen if things continue to happen in the same way as now: At this rate we won’t ever be able to afford a holiday.6first-rate/second-rate/third-rate of good, bad, or very bad quality: a cheap third-rate motel7at a rate of knots British English informal very quickly: Jack’s getting through the ironing at a rate of knots!8rates [plural] a local tax, paid before 1990 by owners of buildings in BritainCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ratehigh· Rates of adult illiteracy are still too high.low· The hospital’s death rate is the lowest in the region.a rising/falling rate· A falling mortality rate led to a gradual increase in the proportion of the aged in the population.the unemployment rate· In April, the unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent, a 23-year low.the death/mortality rate· The death rate among the homeless is three times higher than the rest of the population.the birth rate· In many developing countries, birth rates are falling.the crime rate· Our crime rate is one of the lowest in the country.the divorce rate· The UK has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe.the success/failure rate· The success rate is still extremely low.the survival rate· The survival rate of twins and triplets has increased in recent years.somebody’s heart/pulse rate (=the number of beats per minute)· A miner’s resting heart rate can be between 40 and 60 beats a minute.metabolic rate (=the rate at which the body changes food into energy)· Metabolic rate rises with any form of activity.verbsthe rate goes up (also the rate rises/increases more formal)· The crime rate just keeps going up.the rate goes down (also the rate falls/decreases more formal)· We are expecting unemployment rates to fall.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2adjectiveshigh· You ought to switch to an account that pays a higher rate of interest.low· Wage rates in the industry are still too low, he says.a special/reduced rate (=a lower charge)· Reduced rates are available for groups of 10 or more visitors.the hourly/weekly rate (=the amount someone is paid per hour or per week)· Women have lower hourly rates of pay than men.the going rate (=the usual amount paid)· She could not afford to pay them the going rate.a flat/fixed rate (=one that does not change)· Profits were taxed at a flat rate of 45 percent.the interest rate (=the amount of interest charged on a loan or paid on savings)· Interest rates have remained high.a mortgage rate (=the rate charged by a bank on a loan to buy a house)· Higher mortgage rates should slow down the rapid rise in house prices.a tax rate· People objected to higher property tax rates.the exchange rate (=the value of the money of one country compared to the money of another country)· the exchange rate between the dollar and sterlingthe wage rate· What is the hourly wage rate?the base rate British English (=the rate of interest set by the Bank of England, on which all British banks base their charges)· The interest charged on your overdraft changes in line with bank base rates.the prime rate (=the lowest rate of interest at which companies can borrow money from a bank)· The amount above the prime rate is determined by the bank’s assessment of the risk involved in making the loan.phrasesthe rate of interest/pay/tax etc· They believe that Labour would raise the basic rate of tax.at a rate of· Some customers are paying interest at a rate of over 15%.verbsraise/put up the rate· If the banks raise interest rates, this will reduce the demand for credit.cut/reduce/lower a rate· The Halifax Building Society is to cut its mortgage rate by 0.7 percent.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3adjectivesa faster/slower rate· The urban population has grown at a faster rate than the rural population.a rapid rate· The plant’s ability to thrive in these conditions is partly due to its rapid rate of growth.an alarming rate· The alarming rate of increase in pollution levels has concerned environmentalists.a tremendous/phenomenal rate· He started to produce movies at a tremendous rate.an unprecedented rate (=a rate that is faster than ever before)· We are losing species at an unprecedented rate.a constant/steady rate· The process takes place at a constant rate.rate1 nounrate2 verb
raterate2 ●○○ verb VERB TABLE
rate
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | rate |
| he, she, it | rates | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rated |
| he, she, it | has rated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rate |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am rating |
| he, she, it | is rating | |
| you, we, they | are rating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was rating |
| you, we, they | were rating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rating |
| he, she, it | has been rating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Our restaurant didn't even rate a mention in Beck's guide.
- But the experts rated Reno seventh for implementing the Clinton agenda.
- Internet Explorer and Netscape, for example, can restrict access according to a rating system.
- It is also rated the most competitive newly-industrialised economy by the World Competitiveness Report.
- Not all the celebrities rated badly however.
- Obviously, we can not rate course we do not play, but that does not mean that they are bad courses.
- Production becomes more important to the leader as his or her rating advances on the horizontal scale.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The company seems to rate him very highly (=think he is very good). a local incident that didn’t rate a mention in the national pressCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate. an annualized inflation rate of 15% Clients are charged a flat rate of £250 annually. The effect will be to increase unemployment and force down wages. The dollar is expected to fall in the foreign exchange markets. High levels of car use mean our streets are more congested than ever. high crime rates high interest rates Several airlines have proposed fare hikes, effective October 1. Fish normally have a high metabolic rate. Exercise can increase your metabolic rate. If you phone during the day you pay the peak rate for calls. The average rates of return were 15%. They may be taxed at a higher rate. an area twice the size of Britain
The company seems to rate him very highly (=think he is very good). a local incident that didn’t rate a mention in the national press· There is a relation between accident rates and the numbers of drivers on the road.· a survey of the latest airline accident statistics
The rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate. an annualized inflation rate of 15% (=the number of babies born somewhere)· The country’s birth rate has decreased dramatically.
· People sometimes feel alarmed by the pace of technological change.
(=how likely a bank etc thinks someone is to pay their debts)· If you have a poor credit rating, you will have a hard time getting a mortgage.
· The crime rate has gone up.
· The government is expected to cut interest rates next month.
(=the number of people who die each year from something)· The death rate from heart attacks is about 50% higher for smokers.
(=the number of people who get a divorce)· The country has a high divorce rate.
· The maps show that the average rate of coastal erosion is about four metres per year.
· What's the current exchange rate between the dollar and the euro?
· There is a high failure rate in the restaurant industry.
Clients are charged a flat rate of £250 annually. The effect will be to increase unemployment and force down wages. The dollar is expected to fall in the foreign exchange markets.· The economic growth rate averaged only 1.4 percent.
(=the number of times someone’s heart beats per minute)· Your heart rate increases as you exercise.
High levels of car use mean our streets are more congested than ever. high crime rates high interest rates Several airlines have proposed fare hikes, effective October 1.· The rate of increase in the number of violent crimes is much higher than under the previous government.
· The current inflation rate stands at 4.1%.
(=profit from an investment)· We expect a high return on our investment.
Fish normally have a high metabolic rate. Exercise can increase your metabolic rate. (=the rate of interest you will pay on a mortgage)· You need to shop around for a good mortgage rate.
(=payments that are set according to a standard scale)· Generous overtime rates are paid for late-night and weekend work.
(also a pay rate) (=the amount paid every hour, week etc)· Many workers in the catering industry are on low rates of pay.
If you phone during the day you pay the peak rate for calls. (=showing how popular someone is)· His poll ratings keep slipping.
(=how popular someone is according to a poll)· His popularity rating dropped quite dramatically after the events of last year.
(=how fast your pulse beats)· The doctor checked my weight and pulse rate.
· Deforestation is occurring at a rapid rate as a result of agricultural development.
The average rates of return were 15%. (=ones that are changed according to what usually happens at a particular time of year)
· He moved at a slow and steady pace through the maze of corridors.
(=what percentage of actions are successful)· The success rate in cloning is still extremely low.
(=the number of people who kill themselves)· The suicide rate among former soldiers is very high.
· The survival rate of animals returned to the wild remains an unanswered question.
(=a tax that is the same for different people or things)· Corporate taxes are to be abolished and replaced by a flat rate tax.
· The government reduced the basic rate of tax to 25p in the pound.
They may be taxed at a higher rate. an area twice the size of Britain· The unemployment rate was 17 percent.
· Wage levels remained low during the 1930s.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Questions on health, self-care and education were all highly rated by over 70 percent of respondents.· Of the 11 most highly rated wines, six were from California.· He impressed last year on his rare appearances in the first team and is highly rated.· Independence does not rate highly with them, whereas their health does.· Commercialism was not a quality she rated highly, but protection of one's children from outsiders was.· And all four burners are highly rated.· Only words rated highly or this latter dimension were included in our lists.
NOUN· I didn't really rate his chances of living that long.· How high do you rate my chances?· But few analysts rate the chances of Washington's prefered successors very highly.· But officials will not rate the survival chances above 50 percent until a month after birth.· I didn't rate any chance of a retreat back down and could have so easily become trapped in between the pitches.· The doctors rated his chances as virtually nil.· He rates his chance of capturing the job as better than 30%.
· The supplementary method of assessing a Grand Prix star's chances is to rate his amatory performance.· The poll found 29 percent rated his performance as good, 42 percent as fair and 19 percent as poor.· Then add the following checklist and go through it to see how you rate your performance.· Thirty-one percent of the 700 residents surveyed rated his performance as excellent / good and 34 percent called it fair.· A different search might locate investments in your current portfolio, and another plug-in could rate their performance.· They rate their performance as a lot better than average and are particularly interested in giving as well as receiving pleasure.· In one newspaper poll last week, 69 percent of respondents rated his performance good to excellent.
VERB· NatWest Securities raised its rating on the computer maker to accumulate from hold.· Co. raised their rating on the stock today.· In a 6-3 vote, the council raised rates 6 percent a year for the next three years.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be rated G/U/PG/X etcPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- But few analysts rate the chances of Washington's prefered successors very highly.
- But officials will not rate the survival chances above 50 percent until a month after birth.
- How high do you rate my chances?
- I didn't really rate his chances of living that long.
- The doctors rated his chances as virtually nil.
- A million pounds is the going rate for an ordinary player in today's inflationary market.
- At the going rate of half a million dollars per minute, there is no time for truth.
- It typically is charged twice the going rate as the criminal inmates housed in the same facility.
- One can of C rations was the going rate.
- Or holiday-depending if he's got the brains to get the going rate on betrayal.
- State law now prohibits insurers from denying coverage to small businesses or charging them more than 20 percent above the going rate.
- What is the going rate for bodies in Cairo, Mr el Zaki?
- Who is it that sets the going rate for our work?
- Additional effects are found from the growth in nominal income which is associated with an increase in own-country relative returns.
- Also barred would have been gifts, except for items of nominal value, such as shirts or mugs.
- However low nominal rates of interest go, they still remain positive in real terms.
- The nominal rate of interest has two components.
- The nominal value is meaningless and may be misleading, except in so far as it determines the minimum liability.
- The accumulated fund represents the nominal value of the net assets of the Law Society valued at historic cost.
- The box, with a nominal value of £5, was for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow trust.
- The mean underwriting fee was 1.4 percent of the issue's nominal value.
- Despite the premium rate, Mr Lowman claims that mortgage demand is still high at the moment.
- In return for premium service, such retailers charge premium prices.
- Insurance companies may collaborate in working out loss probabilities and this leads to uniformity in premium rates.
- Is he further aware that many industrialists believe that those high premium rates will cost us business and jobs?
- It operates via the regional electricity companies, which must pay a premium price for renewable energy.
- Most societies offer the cover with differing benefits, premium rates and periods allowed to make claims.
- Naturally, it is always our aim to keep our premium rates as competitive as possible.
- Worse, these disasters coincided with falling premium rates in almost every one of the market's businesses.
- Because of the high cost of providing and gathering this information, Climbline would not exist were it not a premium rate service.
- Choice has not been considered in premium rate services.
- That is certainly true in the context of telecommunications and, more specifically, in premium rate services.
- In the distance, ponies in long-shafted light chariots trotted at a spanking pace, the wheels spinning around.
WORD FAMILYnounrateratingverbrateoverrate ≠ underrateadjectiveoverrated ≠ underrated
1a)[transitive] to think that someone or something has a particular quality, value, or standard: The company seems to rate him very highly (=think he is very good).be rated (as) something Rhodes is currently rated the top junior player in the country. b)[intransitive] to be considered as having a particular quality, value, or standardrate as That rates as one of the best meals I’ve ever had.2[transitive] British English informal if you rate someone or something, you think they are very good: I never rated him.3rate somebody’s chances (of doing something) British English spoken if you do not rate someone’s chances of achieving something, you do not think that it is likely that they will achieve it: I don’t rate your chances of getting a ticket for the Leeds game. How do you rate your chances (=do you think you will be successful?) tomorrow?4[transitive] informal especially American English to deserve something: They rate a big thank-you for all their hard work. a local incident that didn’t rate a mention in the national press5be rated G/U/PG/X etc if a film is rated G, U etc, it is officially judged to be suitable or unsuitable for people of a particular age to see → X-rated- school friend
- schoolgirl
- school governor
- schoolhouse
- schooling
- schoolkid
- school-leaver
- schoolmarm
- schoolmaster
- schoolmate
- schoolmistress
- school night
- schoolroom
- school run
- schoolteacher
- school tie
- schoolwork
- schoolyard
- schooner
- Schroeder, Gerhard
- schtick
- schtum
- Schubert, Franz
- Schulz, Charles
- Schumann, Robert