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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Restaurant and pub prices up - and will keep rising

Irish Independent 16 Jan 2019

Rising café and restaurant prices and more costly alcohol saw the inflation rate move up last month ... Rising café and restaurant prices and more costly alcohol saw the inflation rate move up last month ... These rises came ahead of the VAT rate for the hospitality sector being put back up to 13.5pc....

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Rate of property price rises eases nationally - but largest hike recorded in the Mid-West

Irish Independent 16 Jan 2019

0 Comments Rate of property price rises eases nationally - but largest hike recorded in the Mid-West ... There has been another slow-down in the rate of increase in property prices. https.//www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/property-mortgages/rate-of-property-price-rises-eases-nationally-but-largest-hike-recorded-in-the-midwest-37717759.html....

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Inflation falls again to 2.1 per cent as plunging petrol prices and air fares drop in a fresh boost for workers

This is Money 16 Jan 2019

Wages are rising at almost 3.5 per cent a year ... Air fares were also rising more slowly than a year ago, helping to keep the inflation rate down ... 'Air fares also helped push down the rate, with seasonal prices rising less than they did last year....

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Property price rises have slowed down again

Irish Independent 16 Jan 2019

0 Comments Property price rises have slowed down again ... There has been another slow-down in the rate of increase in property prices. https.//www.independent.ie/irish-news/property-price-rises-have-slowed-down-again-37717616.html ... There has been another slow-down in the rate of increase in property prices....

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Inflation falls to lowest level for two years

Belfast Telegraph 16 Jan 2019

“Air fares also helped push down the rate with seasonal prices rising less than they did last year ... to fall just below the Bank’s target in January, helped by the cap on energy prices and hover around 1.8% for the rest of the year, with interest rates still expected to rise....

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Slower improvement in Dubai business conditions last December

AME Info 16 Jan 2019

Although total activity continued to rise at a strong overall pace, new business increased at the second-slowest rate in over two years and employment remained broadly unchanged ... With costs rising at a subdued overall rate, private sector companies cut their charges for goods & services for the eighth month running in December....

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Cracks start to show for banks in the UAE with bad loans on the horizon

Taipei Times 16 Jan 2019

Slow property sales, higher interest rates and a rise in lending amid improved economic growth could mean provisions jump as much as a quarter, they added ... Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Edmond Christou expects the cost of risk to rise by as much as 15 basis points as banks boost lending and interest rates rise....

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Bank of America 4Q profits jump on higher interest rates

Yahoo Daily News 16 Jan 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America's fourth-quarter profits rose by 39 percent on an adjusted basis, the bank said Wednesday, helped by last year's steady rise in interest rates as well as a lower tax rate ... Bank of America has been one of the larger beneficiaries of the recent rise ......

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Chess prodigy Gukesh packs a punch

Yahoo Daily News 16 Jan 2019

There is hardly any surprise in Gukesh’s rise to the top ... Gukesh got his first IM norm in October 2017 and his Elo rating was 2323 ... In 16 months flat, Gukesh achieved 3 IM norms, 3 GM norms and his rating is now at 2500. “It has been a spectacular rise ... According to Sagar Shah of Chess Base, the rise of 189 Elo rating points is in itself amazing....

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Inflation falls close to Bank of England’s target

Belfast Telegraph 16 Jan 2019

Today’s inflation figures indicate the CPIH 12-month inflation rate was 2.0% in December 2018, down from 2.2% in November https.//t.co/0u51qLBXtT— ONS (@ONS) January 16, 2019 ... “Air fares also helped push down the rate with seasonal prices rising less than they did last year....

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Bank of America profits jump on higher interest rates

Kentucky New Era 16 Jan 2019

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Assault on masculinity goes on

The Times & Democrat 16 Jan 2019

The article justified this assault on masculinity by noting higher rates of suicide, incarceration, crime, etc ... That is very, very troublesome.” The study showed that the rates are getting worse with time ... The de-emphasis of gender differences is tracking right alongside the rising rates of depression and suicide....

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College disruption as lecturers strike over pay

BBC News 16 Jan 2019

Many lecturers have had substantial pay rises in recent years because of an agreement to equalise rates of pay at different colleges ... However, some other lecturers - especially those who worked at the colleges which previously had the highest rates of pay - have seen their basic salaries remain unchanged for three years....