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To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure
violently. |
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Established portion or measure; fixed allowance. |
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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. |
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Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost;
charge; as, high or low rates of transportation. |
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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. |
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Order; arrangement. |
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Ratification; approval. |
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The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily
rate; hourly rate; etc. |
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The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined
according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate,
etc. |
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The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance,
determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc. |
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To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price
or degree. |
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To assess for the payment of a rate or tax. |
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To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount,
value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a
pension. |
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To ratify. |
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To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the
ship rates as a ship of the line. |
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To make an estimate. |
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