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  • 11Rate — 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… …

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  • 12rate-cap — rate caps, rate capping, rate capped 1) VERB: usu passive In Britain, when a local council was rate capped, the government prevented it from increasing local taxes called rates, in order to force the council to reduce its spending or make it more …

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  • 13charge — [n1] accusation allegation, beef*, complaint, gripe, imputation, indictment, plaint, stink*; concepts 44,317 Ant. exculpation, exoneration, freeing charge [n2] attack assault, blitz, blitzkrieg, invasion, mugging, onset, onslaught, outbreak, push …

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  • 14Rate-of-return regulation — is a system for setting the prices charged by regulated monopolies. The central idea is that monopoly firms should be required to charge the price that would prevail in a competitive market, which is equal to efficient costs of production plus a… …

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  • 15rate — Ⅰ. rate [1] ► NOUN 1) a measure, quantity, or frequency measured against another quantity or measure: the crime rate. 2) the speed with which something moves, happens, or changes. 3) a fixed price paid or charged for something. 4) the amount of a …

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  • 16rate — [n1] ratio, proportion amount, comparison, degree, estimate, percentage, progression, quota, relation, relationship, relative, scale, standard, weight; concept 768 Ant. whole rate [n2] fee charged for service, privilege, goods allowance, charge,… …

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  • 17rate cap — ˈrate cap f2 [rate cap] noun (in the US) a limit placed on the amount of interest banks, etc. may charge …

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  • 18rate — Proportional or relative value, measure, or degree. The proportion or standard by which quantity or .value is adjusted. Thus, the rate of interest is the proportion or ratio between the principal and interest; the buildings in a town are rated… …

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  • 19rate — rate1 /rayt/, n., v., rated, rating. n. 1. the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans. 2. a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another… …

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  • 20rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… …

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