rate

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. ratio, percent, degree, proportion; rank, class; price, value; velocity. See judgment.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Ratio]

Syn. proportion, degree, standard, scale, fixed amount, quota, relation, relationship, comParison, relative weight, measure, percentage, numerical progression, diagrammatic estimate, frequency, incidence; see also incidence , measure 1 , 2 .

2. [Price]

Syn. valuation, allowance, charge, cost per unit; see price .

3. [Speed]

Syn. velocity, pace, flow, motion, movement, tempo, clip, gait, tread, time, meter; see also speed .

v.

1. [To rank]

Syn. judge, estimate, evaluate, grade, relate to a standard, fix, tag, calculate, assess, deem, consider, class, determine, appraise, assay, guess at; see also measure 1 , price , rank 2 .

2. [*To have value or status]

Syn. count, rank, be a favorite, be accepted, be welcome, deserve, be deserving, merit, earn; see also deserve , succeed 1 .

See Synonym Study at estimate .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. amount degree, proportion, ratio.

2. price fee, charge, cost, value, expense, levy, duty.

3. speed tempo, pace, velocity, progress, flow.

II

v.

appraise, estimate, evaluate, assess, rank, score, grade, weigh, value, deem, classify.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make a judgment as to the worth or value of: appraise, assay, assess, calculate, estimate, evaluate, gauge, judge, size up, valuate, value. Idiom: take the measure of. See VALUE. 2. To assign to a class or classes: categorize, class, classify, distribute, grade, group, pigeonhole, place, range, rank1. See GROUP, VALUE. 3. Informal To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort: deserve, earn, gain, get, merit, win. See GET.

V

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To reprimand loudly or harshly: bawl out, berate. Informal: tell off. Idioms: give hell to, give it to. See ATTACK.