Vocabulary : Rate to Rather
Rate : To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently. ;; Established portion or measure; fixed allowance. ;; 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. ;; Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost; charge; as, high or low rates of transportation. ;; 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. ;; Order; arrangement. ;; Ratification; approval. ;; The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc. ;; The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc. ;; The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc. ;; To set a certain estimate on; to value at a ceRateable : See Ratable.
Rated : of Rate
Ratel : Any carnivore of the genus Mellivora, allied to the weasels and the skunks; -- called also honey badger.
Ratepayer : One who pays rates or taxes.
