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rate

 
 
/reɪt/ noun [C]

Translation

HOW MANY how often something happens, or how many people something happens to
oran, nispet
the birth rate the rate of unemployment1399
MONEY a fixed amount of money given for something
oran, rayiç
the interest/exchange rate rates of pay2424
SPEED the speed at which something happens
hız, sürat
the rate of progress1607
at this rate used before saying what will happen if a situation continues in the same way
bu gidişle, bu suretle, böyle giderse
At this rate we're not going to be there till midnight.1878
at any rate used before saying one fact that is certain in a situation that you are generally not certain about
hiç değilse, hiç olmazsa, en azından
Well, at any rate we need her to be there.1242
first-/second-/third-rate very good, bad, or very bad
çok iyi, kötü, çok kötü gibi düzeylerde/oranda/nispette
a first-rate hotel → See also birth rate → See also exchange rate2444963
(Definition of rate noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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