rate
Speed of change
The noun rate is related to ratio, and that’s a good way to remember its meanings.
Rate characterizes a quantity or amount in relation to a unit or standard (rate of speed, currency exchange rate).
To rate something is to assign it a place on a scale, in a slightly more informal way than rank does.
We rate movies, restaurants, and other things we experience.
Something top rated or highly rated enjoys a good reputation.
Judge worth or quality
- judgeOne who decides
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- gradeClassification by rank
review · appraise · critique · measure · benchmark · compare · weigh · gauge
Speed of movement
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- tempoRate of musical performance
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- speedRate of motion
acceleration · deceleration · throughput · bandwidth · flow · output · productivity · turnover
Bore diameter or quality
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- gradeClassification by rank
- classGrouping by shared traits
- tierHorizontal structural layer
premium · excellence · prestige · superiority · craftsmanship · fineness · refinement
Attention, stake, or fee
- APRYearly borrowing cost
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- returnGo back again
- inflationSustained price level increase
mortality · unemployment · birth · growth · decline · incidence · prevalence · probability
Medium of exchange
- forexCurrency trading market
- dollarBasic U.S. currency unit
- euroShared continental currency
- yenPersistent strong craving
pound · conversion · trading · arbitrage · peg · float · devaluation · appreciation
cost
Required payment amount
fare · premium · toll · price · expense · hourly · quote · billing · pricing · dues
assess
Judge worth or quality
grade · review · appraise · critique · measure · benchmark · compare · weigh · gauge · star
pace
Speed of movement
speed · acceleration · deceleration · throughput · bandwidth · flow · output · productivity · turnover · cadence
caliber
Bore diameter or quality
tier · premium · excellence · prestige · superiority · craftsmanship · fineness · refinement
interest
Attention, stake, or fee
inflation · mortality · unemployment · birth · growth · decline · incidence · prevalence · probability · odds
currency
Medium of exchange
yen · pound · conversion · trading · arbitrage · peg · float · devaluation · appreciation · depreciation
- long vowel wordslong a, long e, long i, long o, long u
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- Feedback Termspraise, criticism, suggestion, comment, review
- Judgment Wordsjudge, assess, evaluate, rank, grade
- Prioritizingrank, sort, order, triage, weigh
- auto insuranceauto insurance, car insurance, vehicle insurance, collision coverage, liability coverage
ratewhole
Full and undivided
total · fixed amount · lump sum · flat fee · sum
ratedepreciate
Lose value over time
belittle · devalue · disparage · underrate · undervalue
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
- at any ratePhrase meaning nevertheless
- literacy ratesMeasure of reading ability
- variable rateAmount that fluctuates
- star ratingNumerical quality assessment
ratio, rational, rating, rates, rated, irrational, underrate, overrate, ratify