Used in a Sentence

rates

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for rates.

Editorial note

The pay rates in these contracts are not necessarily connected in any way to current market rates, or indeed any portion of reality.

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(British, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong) Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of rates gathered in one view.

noun

(British, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong) Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.

noun

(informal) Abbreviation of interest rates.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rates.

noun

(British, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong) Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.

noun

(informal) Abbreviation of interest rates.

Example sentences

1

The pay rates in these contracts are not necessarily connected in any way to current market rates, or indeed any portion of reality.

2

You'd get an annual salary of $350k, taxed low by the way because top capital gains tax rates are much lower than top tax rates on labor.

3

So what are the relative safety rates of textile workers in China vs energy workers in the US?

4

If you have an iOS or backend development project, email me at liban2.abdulle@gmail.com for a portfolio/rates request.

5

This causes software projects to be both extremely expensive, hard to estimate and with terrible success rates.

6

You can't conclude he's delusional, or even wrong, from the fact that crime rates are down.

7

We've grown at double-digit month-over-month rates for two years now, and our customers love us!

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If we set aside the possibility of greed on the part of employers, it may mean that they cannot afford to pay market rates i.e.

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There is no need to change rates if demand increases, if anything things get cheaper per KWH as electric cars increase night time demand.

10

Power companies are heavily regulated and so are power rates.

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I always thought normal rejection rates varied between around 75% (in a strong job market) to 95% in down markets, say 2007-2009.

12

Major advertisers are swooning over 0.5% click through rates!

Quote examples

1

I would not call an employer's unwillingness to pay market rates a "Supply and Demand issue."

2

Also, "Over the past three years, electric rates in California rose by 2.18 cents per kilowatt-hour—about four times the rate nationally—as more solar and wind power has come online.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use rates in a sentence?

The pay rates in these contracts are not necessarily connected in any way to current market rates, or indeed any portion of reality.

What does rates mean?

(British, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong) Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.

What part of speech is rates?

rates is commonly used as noun.