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1at this (or that) rate — if things continue in this or that way. → ratchet something up/down …
2at\ that\ rate — • at that rate • at this rate adv. phr. At a speed like this or that; with progress like this or that. John s father said that if John kept going at that rate he would never finish cutting the grass. So Johnny has a whole dollar! At this rate he… …
3at that rate — adverb see at this rate * * * at ˈthis/ˈthat rate idiom (informal) used to say what will happen if a particular situation continues to develop in the same way • At this rate, we ll soon be bankrupt. Main entry: ↑ …
4at this/that rate — if things continue to happen in the same way they have been happening At this rate, the town s farmland will be gone within 20 years. • • • Main Entry: ↑rate …
5rate — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a stated numerical proportion between two sets of things (the second usu. expressed as unity), esp. as a measure of amount or degree (moving at a rate of 50 miles per hour) or as the basis of calculating an amount or value (rate… …
6rate — rate1 noun 1》 a measure, quantity, or frequency: the island has a very low crime rate. 2》 the speed with which something moves or happens. 3》 a fixed price paid or charged for something. 4》 the amount of a charge or payment expressed as a… …
7Rate of fire — is the frequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles. It is usually measured in rounds per minute (RPM or round/min), or per second (RPS or round/s). Contents 1 Overview 2 Measurement 2.1 Cyclic rate …
8Rate — Rate, n. [OF., fr. L. rata (sc. pars), fr. ratus reckoned, fixed by calculation, p. p. of reri to reckon, to calculate. Cf. {Reason}.] 1. Established portion or measure; fixed allowance. [1913 Webster] The one right feeble through the evil rate… …
9Rate equation — The rate law or rate equation for a chemical reaction is an equation that links the reaction rate with concentrations or pressures of reactants and constant parameters (normally rate coefficients and partial reaction orders).[1] To determine the… …
10Rate of return — In finance, rate of return (ROR), also known as return on investment (ROI), rate of profit or sometimes just return, is the ratio of money gained or lost (whether realized or unrealized) on an investment relative to the amount of money invested.… …
