For Rate we have terms and definitions in 22 topics. The topics are Advertising, Auto Insurance, Auto Loan, Automotive, Car Insurance, Clocks, Credit Cards, Dairy Production, Debt Consolidation, Historical Boats, Home Equity, Horse Racing, Insurance, Marketing, Modeling, Mortgage, Natural Gas, Public Speaking, Refinance, Teacher Evaluation, Treasury and William Shakespeare.

Rate (Advertising)

A cost-per-space-unit of print advertising or cost-per-time-unit in radio and TV advertising. Newspapers usually publish rates per column inch or line. The electronic media sell 15-, 30-, or 60-second time units.

Rate (Auto Insurance)

The price of insurance, usually expressed as the cost per unit of cover, e.g. £x per £100.
Renewal Notice
An insurance notice sent to the policyholder inviting him/her to renew a policy for a further period and stating the premium payable.

Rate (Auto Loan)

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Rate (Automotive)

The per unit cost of insurance.

Rate (Car Insurance)

The pricing criteria upon which a premium is based; it is the cost of a given unit of insurance.

Rate (Clocks)

The amount by that a clock gains or loses.

Rate (Credit Cards)

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Rate (Dairy Production)

A number that quantifies the occurrence of an event as a fraction, a percentage or a proportion of a whole per unit of time. For example, calf mortality rate is the fraction of the total number of newborn calves dying per unit of time (year, month, etc.).

Rate (Debt Consolidation)

In lending, the amount of interest on the loan expressed as an interest rate or annual percentage rate (APR) of the principal.

Rate (Historical Boats)

A class of sailing warship, particularly in the Royal Navy, dependent on the number of guns mounted. The number of guns carried by a ship of a given rate changed from time to time. In 1779 it was as follows:
1st rate 100 guns
2nd rate 84-98 guns
3rd rate 64-80 guns
4th rate 50-60 guns
5th rate 32-44 guns
6th rate 20-30 guns
Ships of 60 guns and above were considered fit to lie in the battle line and referred to simply as vessels "of the line." Fourth- and 5th-rates were classed as frigates. Smaller combatants included sloops (ship-rigged, mounting 8-18 guns), bombs (fitted with mortars for bombing shoreside targets), and fireships (older vessels set on fire and sailed into an enemy fleet to destroy their ships). (See also carronade and gun.)

Rate (Home Equity)

In lending, the amount of interest on the loan expressed as an interest rate or annual percentage rate (APR) of the principal.

Rate (Horse Racing)

To restrain a horse lightly in a race in an effort to measure out its energies most efficiently

Rate (Insurance)

The cost of a unit of insurance, usually per $1,000. Rates are based on historical loss experience for similar risks and may be regulated by state insurance offices.

Rate (Marketing)

A fixed ratio between two things.

Rate (Modeling)

The sum of money that a client is required to pay for a model's services.

Rate (Mortgage)

See Interest Rate.

Rate (Natural Gas)

The unit charge or charges made to the customers for natural gas.

Rate (Public Speaking)

The speed at which a person speaks.

Rate (Refinance)

In lending, the amount of interest on the loan expressed as an interest rate or annual percentage rate (APR) of the principal.

Rate (Teacher Evaluation)

To assign judgments or estimations to the magnitude of degree of some aspect of teaching behavior or performance. See Rating.

Rate (Treasury)

The amount of return on an investment on a Treasury security.

Rate (William Shakespeare)

1. Opinion, judgment.
2. To assign, to value.

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