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At any rate

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Adverb
  1. 1
    used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement wordnet
  2. 2
    if nothing else (‘leastwise’ is informal and ‘leastways’ is colloquial) wordnet
Prep_phrase
  1. 1
    In any case, anyway, anyhow, regardless; used to discard or qualify a previous thought. conjunctive

    "Jim broke the window — or maybe it was John? At any rate, the window’s broken now."

  2. 2
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, any, rate.

    "Mr Chairman, I'd point out here that taxation without representation is an affront at any rate, low or high, but it is especially galling at the rate that Mr Smith proposes."

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