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How to spell rate

Rate is spelled R-A-T-E.

hear itrate/reɪt/nounLong vowels

What it means: The speed at which something happens.

In a sentence: I can run at a fast rate around the playground.

Same family: rated, rating, overrate, underrate, rating-scale. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Rate” comes from Old French “rate” and Medieval Latin “rata,” meaning a fixed reckoning or calculation. Over time, the meaning shifted from a fixed share or tax to the idea of judging or giving something a score.

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