rate — I n. amount in relation to something else 1) to fix, set a rate 2) a fast; flat; high; low; moderate; slow; steady rate 3) bargain; reasonable; reduced; regular rates 4) an accident; birth; crime; death; divorce; fertility; growth; marriage;… … Combinatory dictionary
rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… … Financial and business terms
rate — rate1 W1S1 [reıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(number)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(speed)¦ 4 at any rate 5 at this rate 6 first rate/second rate/third rate 7 at a rate of knots 8 rates ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; … Dictionary of contemporary English
rate — 1 /reIt/ noun (C) 1 SPEED the speed at which something happens over a period of time: Our money was running out at an alarming rate. | Children learn at different rates. (+ of): the rate of economic growth 2 AMOUNT the number of times something… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
weekly — /week lee/, adj., adv., n., pl. weeklies. adj. 1. done, happening, appearing, etc., once a week, or every week: a weekly appointment with an analyst. 2. computed or determined by the week: a special weekly rate. 3. of or pertaining to a week or… … Universalium
weekly — week•ly [[t]ˈwik li[/t]] adj. adv. n. pl. lies 1) done, happening, appearing, etc., once a week, or every week 2) computed or determined by the week: the weekly rate[/ex] 3) of or pertaining to a week or the working days in a week 4) once a week; … From formal English to slang
Weekly Daily Giz Wiz — Hosting Dick DeBartolo and Leo Laporte Updates Weekly (formerly Daily) Debut February 20, 2006 Genre Technology Gadgets … Wikipedia
weekly — UK US /ˈwiːkli/ adjective ► happening once a week or every week: »a weekly magazine/newspaper/report »a weekly budget/meeting/payment »The account pays 5.09% gross a year, but the rate is updated on a weekly basis. weekly earnings/income… … Financial and business terms
Rate Your Students — is a weblog started in November 2005 by a tenured humanities professor from the South. The site is now run by a group of professors, all anonymous. In an article from the Arizona State Web Devil , one of many that appeared on the site, the… … Wikipedia
Weekly World News — The Weekly World News ( WWN ) (www.weeklyworldnews.com) is a news source that has inspired musicals ( Bat Boy: The Musical ), books ( Bat Boy Lives ), feature films ( Men In Black ) and televisions shows. HistoryThe WWN was launched in 1979Lori… … Wikipedia