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• n  a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
  they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour
  the rate of change was faster than expected
• n  amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
  a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5
• n  the relative speed of progress or change
  he works at a great rate
  the pace of events accelerated
• n  a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
  the literacy rate
  the retention rate
  the dropout rate
• v  assign a rank or rating to
  The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
• v  be worthy of or have a certain rating
  This bond rates highly
• v  estimate the value of
  How would you rate his chances to become President?
  Gold was rated highly among the Romans

• The nation's unemployment rate climbed last month to 9.
• Fewer women are choosing to have abortions, according to a report by the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit organization that has studied abortion rates for more than 30 years.
• The annual national divorce rate has dropped to 3.

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News & Articles

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• Greentree proposes rate increases
  Rate increases that would affect all residential customers in the unincorporated area of Lincoln County and in four municipalities are overdue and needed for the continued viability of the Greentree Solid Waste Authority, administration officials contend.
  June 12, 2013 - Ruidoso News
• 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate at 15-Month High of 3.93%, According to Zillow Mortgage Rate Ticker
  SEATTLE -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow(R) Mortgage Marketplace is currently 3.93 percent, up six basis points from 3.87 percent at this time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered ...
  June 11, 2013 - GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance
• Electricity rate increase gets initial OK from Rock Hill City Council
  An electricity rate increase that would add about $80 per year to residents’ utility bills cleared the first of two hurdles Monday as the Rock Hill City Council unanimously gave first approval to a $192 million budget.
  June 11, 2013 - The Rock Hill Herald

Quotes

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• Ben Bernanke in The Australian
  Although conventional interest rate policy is constrained by the fact that nominal interest rates cannot fall below zero, the second arrow in the Federal Reserve's quiver - the provision of liquidity - remains effective,Mr Bernanke said.
• Barack Obama in NECN
  Americans know they have a responsibility to live within their means and pay what they owe,Mr. Obama said. "But they also have a right to not get ripped off by the sudden rate hikes."
• Sander Levin in BusinessWeek
  China's currency has "appreciated only modestly" since last month's policy shift, Levin said. "There is no real question that China's exchange-rate policy is unfair, contributes to global trade imbalances, and costs the United States jobs and...