[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:a high rate of interest on loans.", "a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing and used as a standard or measure:at the rate of 60 miles an hour.", "a fixed charge per unit of quantity:a rate of 10 cents a pound.", "price ; cost :to cut rates on all home furnishings.", "degree of speed, progress, etc.:to work at a rapid rate.Synonyms: tempo , pace", "degree or comparative extent of action or procedure:the rate of increase in work output.", "relative condition or quality; grade, class, or sort.", "assigned position in any of a series of graded classes; rating .", "Insurance.the premium charge per unit of insurance.", "a charge by a common carrier for transportation, sometimes including certain services involved in rendering such transportation.", "a wage paid on a specified time basis:a salary figured on an hourly rate.", "a charge or price established in accordance with a scale or standard:hotel rates based on length of stay.", "Horology.the relative adherence of a timepiece to perfect timekeeping, measured in terms of the amount of time gained or lost within a certain period.", "Usuallyrates.British.a tax on property for some local purpose.any tax assessed and paid to a local government, as any city tax or district tax.", "a tax on property for some local purpose.", "any tax assessed and paid to a local government, as any city tax or district tax."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to estimate the value or worth of; appraise :to rate a student's class performance.Synonyms: measure , classify , rank", "to esteem, consider, or account:He was rated one of the best writers around.", "to fix at a certain rate, as of charge or payment.", "to value for purposes of taxation or the like.", "to make subject to the payment of a certain rate or tax.", "to place in a certain rank, class, etc., as a ship or a sailor; give a specific rating to.", "to be considered or treated as worthy of; merit :an event that doesn't even rate a mention in most histories of the period.", "to arrange for the conveyance of (goods) at a certain rate."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to have value, standing, etc.:a performance that didn't rate very high in the competition.", "to have position in a certain class.", "to rank very high in estimation:The new teacher really rates with our class."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with or without object)", "List Items": ["to chide vehemently; scold."]}]