rate

Pronunciation: [reit]

Average Rank: 1344

Source: ECDICT

n. 比率, 率, 速度, 价格, 费用, 等级 vt. 估价, 认为, 鉴定等级, 责骂 vi. 被评价, 责骂

n. a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
n. amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
n. a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
v. assign a rank or rating to

Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Oxford 3000

Difficulty: BASIC

Exam Tags: gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts

Plural: rates

Past Participle: rated

Past: rated

Present Participle: rating

3rd Person: rates

Word Frequency Rankings

#386

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.1% (Top 96.1% most frequent)

96.1%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

#2520

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 74.8% (Top 74.8% most frequent)

74.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

#1125

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 88.8% (Top 88.8% most frequent)

88.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.