A Quick and Simple Dictionary

rate

1. Noun.  (obsolete) The estimated worth of something; value. (defdate, 15th-19th c.) .
2. Noun.  The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
3. Noun.  Speed. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
4. Noun.  The relative speed of change or progress. (defdate, from 18th c.) .
5. Noun.  The price of (an individual) thing; cost. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
6. Noun.  A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
7. Noun.  A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.
8. Noun.  Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
9. Noun.  (nautical) A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.
10. Verb.  (transitive) To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
11. Verb.  (transitive) To evaluate or estimate the value of.
12. Verb.  (transitive) To consider or regard.
13. Verb.  (transitive) To deserve; to be worth.
14. Verb.  (transitive) To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
15. Verb.  (transitive) (''chiefly (British) '') To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.
16. Verb.  (transitive) (informal) To like; to think highly of.
17. Verb.  (intransitive) To have position (in a certain class).
18. Verb.  (intransitive) To have value or standing.
19. Verb.  (transitive) To berate, scold.