1. amounts of money charged or paid for goods or services
2. speeds at which something happens or changes
3. proportions or ratios expressing one quantity in relation to another

1. assigns a value, rank, or score to something
2. considers or regards something in a particular way

Examples

• Hotel rates increase during peak season.
• The unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent.
• She rates this restaurant very highly.
• The heart rate monitor showed 120 beats per minute.
• Interest rates on loans have risen recently.
• How do you rate your chances of success?
• The crime rate in the city has decreased.
• The teacher rates student performance on a scale of 1 to 10.