Rates
/ɹeɪts/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of rate form-of, plural
- 2 Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government. Australia, British, Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, plural, plural-only
- 3 a local tax on property wordnet
- 4 Abbreviation of interest rates. abbreviation, alt-of, informal, plural, plural-only
"Nonetheless, it did not stop the Fed from cutting rates last Thursday."
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of rate form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Bank lending is rising because of lower interest rates."