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rate 1. a. a price or charge with reference to a standard or scale b. (as modifier): a rate card 2. a charge made per unit for a commodity, service, etc. 3. a wage calculated against a unit of time rate [rāt] (science and technology) The amount of change of some quantity during a time interval divided by the length of the time interval. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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