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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rate  \Rate\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Rated};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Rating}.] 
  1.  To  set  a  certain  estimate  on  to  value  at  a  certain  price 
  or  degree. 
 
  To  rate  a  man  by  the  nature  of  his  companions  is  a 
  rule  frequent  indeed,  but  not  infallible.  --South. 
 
  You  seem  not  high  enough  your  joys  to  rate. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  To  assess  for  the  payment  of  a  rate  or  tax. 
 
  3.  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. 
 
  4.  To  ratify.  [Obs.]  ``To  rate  the  truce.''  --Chapman. 
 
  {To  rate  a  chronometer},  to  ascertain  the  exact  rate  of  its 
  gain  or  loss  as  compared  with  true  time,  so  as  to  make  an 
  allowance  or  computation  depended  thereon. 
 
  Syn:  To  value;  appraise;  estimate;  reckon. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rating 
  n  1:  an  appraisal  of  the  value  of  something  [syn:  {evaluation},  {valuation}] 
  2:  act  of  ascertaining  or  fixing  the  value  or  worth  of  [syn:  {evaluation}] 
  3:  standing  or  position  on  a  scale 
  4:  rank  in  a  military  organization  [syn:  {military  rank},  {military 
  rating},  {paygrade}] 




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