Слово англійською: rate

Іменник

Переклад rate українською: ставка, відсоток, розмір

Детальний опис

rate

noun
/reɪt/
  1. [countable] a measurement of the speed at which something happens
    • rate (of something) Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation.
    • at a/the rate of something Most people walk at an average rate of five kilometres an hour.
    • at a… rate The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate.
    • rate (that)… At the rate you work, you'll never finish!
    see also burn rate, heart rate, refresh rate
  2. [countable] a measurement of the number of times something happens or something does something during a particular period
    • We have seen a reduction in the crime rate over the last 12 months.
    • a high success/failure rate
    • the youth unemployment rate
    • His pulse rate dropped suddenly.
    • rate of something a high/low/rising rate of unemployment
    • at a/the rate of something Local businesses are closing at the rate of three a year.
    see also birth rate, bounce rate, churn rate, click rate, death rate
  3. [countable] a fixed amount of money that is charged or paid for something
    • advertising/insurance/postal rates
    • A rise in interest rates tends to reduce inflation.
    • The euro exchange rate is strengthening.
    • He argued for a reduction in the top tax rate.
    • We offer special reduced rates for students.
    • to cut/reduce/increase/raise interest rates
    • rate of something a low/high hourly rate of pay
    • the basic rate of tax (= the lowest amount that is paid by everyone)
    • at a rate (of something) We had to borrow money at a high rate of interest.
    • a premium-rate phone number (= one that costs more than the usual rate to call)
    see also bank rate, base rate, fixed-rate, flat rate, lending rate, peak rate, piece rate, prime rate, rack rate, savings rate
    Synonyms rateratecharge ▪ rent ▪ fee ▪ fare ▪ fine ▪ toll ▪ rentalThese are all words for an amount of money that is charged or paid for something.rate a fixed amount of money that is asked or paid for something:
    • a low hourly rate of pay
    • interest rates
    charge an amount of money that is asked for goods or services:
    • an admission charge
    rent an amount of money that you regularly have to pay for use of a building or room. In American English, rent can be used to mean rental: The weekly rent on the car was over $300. fee (rather formal) an amount of money that you have to pay for professional advice or services, to go to a school or college, or to join an organization:
    • legal fees
    • an annual membership fee
    fare the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc.fine a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule:
    • a parking fine
    toll an amount of money that you have to pay to use a particular road or bridge.rental an amount of money that you have to pay to use something for a particular period of time.     Rent or rental?In British English rent is only money paid to use a building or room: for other items use rental. In American English rent can be used for both, but rental is still more common for other items.Patterns
    • (a) rate/​charge/​rent/​fee/​fare/​fine/​toll/​rental for something
    • (a) rate/​charge/​rent/​fee/​toll/​rental on something
    • at a rate/​charge/​rent/​fee/​fare/​rental of…
    • for a charge/​fee
    • to pay (a) rate/​charge/​rent/​fee/​fare/​fine/​toll/​rental
    • to charge (a) rate/​rent/​fee/​fare/​toll/​rental
  4. rates
    (also business rates)
     [plural] (in the UK) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use In Northern Ireland rates are also a tax paid by anyone who owns a house. In the rest of the UK, rates on private homes have been replaced by the council tax.
    Synonyms taxtaxduty ▪ customs ▪ tariff ▪ ratesThese are all words for money that you have to pay to the government.tax money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services:
    • income tax
    • tax cuts
    duty a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country:
    • The company has to pay customs duties on all imports.
    customs tax that is paid when goods are brought in from other countriestariff a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country, often in order to protect industry from cheap imports:
    • A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports.
    rates (in Britain) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use, and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house:
    • Business rates are very high in the city centre.
    Patterns
    • (a) tax/​duty/​tariff/​rates on something
    • to pay an amount of money in tax/​duty/​customs/​rates
    • to pay (a) tax/​duty/​customs/​tariff/​rates
    • to collect taxes/​duties/​rates
    • to increase/​raise/​reduce taxes/​duty/​tariffs/​rates
    • to cut taxes/​duties/​rates
    • to impose a tax/​duty/​tariff
    • to put a tax/​duty on something
    see also first-rate, second-rate, third-rate
    5. Word Originlate Middle English (expressing a notion of ‘estimated value’): from Old French, from medieval Latin rata (from Latin pro rata parte (or portione) ‘according to the proportional share’), from ratus ‘reckoned’, past participle of reri.
Idioms
at any rate (informal)
  1. used to say that a particular fact is true despite what has happened in the past or what may happen in the future
    • Well, that's one good piece of news at any rate.
    • I may be away on business next week but at any rate I'll be back by Friday.
  2. used to show that you are being more accurate about something that you have just said
    • He said he'll be coming tomorrow. At any rate, I think that's what he said.
  3. used to show that what you have just said is not as important as what you are going to say
    • There were maybe 60 or 70 people there. At any rate, the room was packed.
at a rate of knots
  1. (British English, informal) very quickly
    • She's getting through her winnings at a rate of knots.
at this/that rate
  1. (informal) used to say what will happen if a particular situation continues to develop in the same way
    • At this rate, we'll soon be bankrupt.
the going rate (for something)
  1. the usual amount of money paid for goods or services at a particular time
    • They pay slightly more than the going rate.
Іменник

Пов'язані англійські слова

Нижче наведено англійські слова, пов'язані з rate, які можуть допомогти вам краще зрозуміти контекст та розширити англійський словниковий запас:

raw
Переклад українською: сирий
raw adjective /rɔː/ food not cookedraw meatraw eggs/vegetablesThese fish are often eaten raw.The tig...
reach
Переклад українською: охоплення
reach noun /riːtʃ/ of arms [uncountable, singular] the distance over which you can stretch your arms...
reaction
Переклад українською: реакція
reaction noun /riˈækʃn/ to event/situation [countable, uncountable] what you do, say or think as a r...

Корисна інформація

Якщо ви хочете дізнатися більше про слово rate або інші англійські слова, рекомендуємо переглянути наш каталог категорій, де ви знайдете слова, організовані за темами та категоріями для зручного навчання.