Rate

Rate may refer to:

Science and finance

Rate function, a function used to quantify the probabilities of a rare event

Rates (tax), a type of taxation system used to fund local government

Reaction rate in Chemistry

Exchange rate, specifies how much one currency is worth in terms of the other

Human growth

Birth rate, the natality or childbirths per 1,000 people per year

Mortality rate, a measure of the number of deaths in some population

Other uses

Rate (mathematics), a specific kind of ratio, in which two measurements are related to each other (often with respect to time)

Rate of travel, or velocity
Bit rate, number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time

Rate of travel, or velocity

Bit rate, number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time

Naval rating or rate, terms used to designate specialty or seniority of enlisted naval personnel

Rate of a ship, a term indicating a sail ship's firepower in the British Royal Navy

Rates (Portuguese parish), a Portuguese parish and town located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim

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Wage rate rise to follow soon

Kuensel 22 Aug 2019

The issue was discussed in the Parliament but with the Opposition concerned that rise in national minimum wage rate could do more damage than good to the economy, nothing concrete ... Lyonpo said that wage rate rise was in the party manifesto and that the revision was long overdue....

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At Fed's meeting, rate rise divisive

NWA Online 22 Aug 2019

... insisted they should not cut rates at all....

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Pension trustees against rate rise

NWA Online 22 Aug 2019

The trustees of the Arkansas Public ......

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30-year mortgage rate falls to its lowest level in nearly three years

Philadelphia Daily News 22 Aug 2019

"The benefit of lower mortgage rates is not only shoring up home sales, but also providing support to homeowner balance sheets via higher monthly cash flow and steadily rising home equity," Khater added ... "Lower mortgage rates have yet to lead to a notable rise in homebuyer ......

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UK employers' pay deals hit 10-year high - XpertHR

Canada Dot Com 22 Aug 2019

Annual pay settlements in Britain began to rise roughly a year ago as the lowest unemployment rate since the mid-1970s put pressure on employers to retain staff, but deals had been stuck at around 2.5% in ......

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Forget a Cash ISA! I’d buy these 2 FTSE 100 dividend growth stocks in a ...

The Motley Fool 22 Aug 2019

While the income returns on Cash ISAs may have improved over recent months, they offer an average interest rate of just 1% ... This growth rate has been catalysed by the company’s rising bottom line, with its net profit increasing at a double-digit pace in all but one year during the period....

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Utility payments contribute 6.9% of total household spending, CPI shows

Independent online (SA) 22 Aug 2019

This is the lowest CPI headline rate since January, when it was also 4.0%. A fall in fuel prices and a rise in municipal tariffs were said to the main price drivers during July ... “A fall in fuel prices and a rise in municipal tariffs were the key price movers during the month,” he said ... Municipal rates were up by 6.3%, lower than 2018’s 14.8%.”....

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Southern California hotel owners find it tough to fill more rooms this year

Orange County Register 22 Aug 2019

Southern California hotel owners have found it tough to fill more rooms this year, limiting their ability to hike room rates as costs rise ... Room rate hikes in the first half were seen in just 19 of those 31 markets ... “Hotel operators have been heroic in their efforts to find employees and combat rising wage rates....

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Bad air days are even deadlier than we thought

The Verge 22 Aug 2019

In Australia, which has historically low levels of air pollution, an increase in sooty air led to a sharp rise in the rate of earlier deaths....

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Western counties hit hardest by jump in commercial property vacancies

Irish Independent 22 Aug 2019

"Vacancy rates in Ireland are on the rise with 18 counties reporting an increase, up from nine in the second quarter of 2018," the survey said, adding that "the highest vacancy rates are observed in the west of Ireland" ... Meanwhile, in the capital, vacancy rates were down in 11 ......

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Economic twilight zone: Bonds that charge you for lending

Yahoo Daily News 22 Aug 2019

On Wednesday, for the first time ever, the German government sold 30-year bonds at a negative interest rate ... and China by unleashing more stimulus to try to drive down interest rates ... If investors think inflation and interest rates will rise above levels now reflected in bond yields, they may sell the bond, sending its yield higher....

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When interest rates go below 0%, it’s time to worry!

Redlands Daily Facts 22 Aug 2019

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Powell may signal future rate cuts, but would they matter?

The Daily Journal 22 Aug 2019

It comes at a time of concern that the risk of a recession over the next year or two is rising, in part because of Trump's aggressive use of tariffs against China and other key trading partners ... Last month, two committee members dissented from the decision to cut rates ... rates could cause the dollar's value to rise and thereby hurt American exporters....