(in some countries) a tax levied on property by a local authority
Examples of 'rates' in a sentence
rates
He discussed rates of interest, bank transfers, investment portfolios.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002)
The doc's not bad, I decided; she rates a seven, give or take a little.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES (2002)
Breakfast and lunch in the canteen are at discounted rates.
Anita Anderson SOMEBODY (2002)
All related terms of 'rates'
rate
The rate at which something happens is the speed with which it happens.
room rates
the rates charged daily for hotel rooms
wage rates
rates of pay based on per unit of production or per period of worktime on the job
water rates
the charges made for the use of water from the public water supply
market rates
the current or accepted rates for a product or service
mate's rates
preferential rates of payment offered to a friend
penalty rates
rates of pay, such as double time, paid to employees working outside normal working hours
postage rates
the rates charged for the delivery of mail , depending on type, weight etc
domestic rates
a type of taxation system used to fund local government
bank rate
The bank rate is the rate of interest at which a bank lends money , especially the minimum rate of interest that banks are allowed to charge , which is decided by the country's central bank.
base rate
In Britain , the base rate is the rate of interest that banks use as a basis when they are calculating the rates that they charge on loans .
baud rate
a rate of data transmission measured in baud
bit rate
the rate of flow of binary digits in a digital data-processing system, usually expressed as the number of bits per second
burn rate
The burn rate of a startup company is a measure of how fast it uses up its capital before becoming profitable .
call rate
the interest rate on a call loan
flat rate
a rate or charge that does not vary , being the same in all situations
hit rate
level of success in shooting accurately at targets
peak rate
the maximum tariff of charge, esp of phone calls made at particular times
poor rate
a rate or tax levied by parishes for the relief or support of the poor
rack rate
The rack rate is the normal price of a hotel room, before any discount .
slew rate
the rate at which an electronic amplifier can respond to an abrupt change of input level
spot rate
in a foreign currency transaction , the rate of exchange at which the transaction will be made on a specified date
tax rate
the percentage of income , wealth , etc, assessed as payable in taxation
VAT rate
the rate at which VAT is applied
zero-rate
to rate at a VAT level of zero
basic rate
the standard or lowest level on a scale of money payable , esp in taxation
birth rate
The birth rate in a place is the number of babies born there for every 1000 people during a particular period of time.
cross rate
A cross rate is an exchange rate of two currencies expressed in a third different currency, such as the exchange rate between the euro and the yuan expressed in yen .
death rate
The death rate is the number of people per thousand who die in a particular area during a particular period of time.
fixed rate
A fixed rate is an interest rate that is set to remain the same for the term of a loan .
fleet rate
a reduced rate quoted by an insurance company to underwrite the risks to a fleet of vehicles , aircraft , etc
heart rate
the rate at which your heart beats
lapse rate
the rate of change of any meteorological factor with altitude , esp atmospheric temperature , which usually decreases at a rate of 0.6° C per 100 metres ( environmental lapse rate ). Unsaturated air loses about 1°C per 100 m ( dry adiabatic lapse rate ), whereas saturated air loses an average 0.5°C per 100 m ( saturated adiabatic lapse rate )
piece rate
a fixed rate paid according to the quantity produced
prime rate
A bank's prime rate is the lowest rate of interest which it charges at a particular time and which is offered only to certain customers .
pulse rate
the rate at which a person's heart beats , measured at a pulse point
short rate
a charge, proportionately higher than the annual rate , made for insurance issued or continued in force by the insured for less than one year
union rate
an hourly wage rate for an occupation or trade, established by collective bargaining. Usually it is the minimum rate that can be paid to qualified people in the job
water rate
In Britain , the charges made for the use of water from the public water supply are known as the water rates .
accrual rate
the percentage rate at which interest accrues on a mortgage , loan , etc
annuity rate
An annuity rate is used to calculate the amount of income that will be paid, following investment of a lump sum in an annuity.
coupon rate
The coupon rate is the interest rate on a bond calculated on the number of coupons per year.
dollar rate
a variable amount of foreign currency quoted against one unit of the US Dollar
dropout rate
the percentage of students failing to complete a particular school or college course
forward rate
the agreed price for something that is to be bought or sold at a later date
higher rate
(in Britain) a rate of income tax that is higher than the basic rate and becomes payable on taxable income in excess of a specified limit
hurdle rate
the rate of return that a proposed project must provide if it is to be worth considering: usually calculated as the cost of the capital involved adjusted by a risk factor
lending rate
The lending rate is the rate of interest that you have to pay when you are repaying a loan.
refresh rate
the frequency at which the image on a monitor is renewed
selling rate
the rate at which a bank is willing to sell foreign currency