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rate

n. a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; "the literacy rate"; "the retention rate"; "the dropout rate"

rate

n. a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"

pace

n. the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"

charge per unit

n. amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"

value

v. estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"

merit, deserve, be worthy of, be worth

v. be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"

place, order, range, grade, rank

v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

measure, value, appraise, evaluate, assess, place a valuation on, place a value on

v. place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"

levy

n. a charge imposed and collected

assessment

n. an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"

incidence, relative incidence

n. the relative frequency of occurrence of something

measure, quantity, amount, quantum

n. how much there is of something that you can quantify

proportion, proportionality

n. the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

excuse, rationalize, justify, apologize, apologise

v. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

class, separate, sort, sort out, classify, assort

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

codify

v. organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws"

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

admire, look up to

v. feel admiration for

reward, honor, honour, bring honor to, do honor to

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

revere, reverence, fear, venerate

v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

decree, command by decree, issue a decree

v. issue a decree; "The King only can decree"

declare, announce, announce officially

v. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"

label, judge, pronounce

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

study, analyze, analyse, examine

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

estimate, gauge, guess, judge, approximate

v. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

assay, analyze chemically

v. analyze (chemical substances)

survey, appraise

v. consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

class, separate, sort, sort out, classify, assort

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

codify

v. organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws"

criticize, criticise, express criticism of, pick apart

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

relish, savor, savour, enjoy, bask in

v. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"

treasure, care for, cherish, hold dear

v. be fond of; be attached to

survey, make a survey of

v. look over in a comprehensively, inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"

survey, plot a map of

v. plot a map of (land)

group with, range with

v. group with

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