rate
n-ct.
1.
Def.: karakel te seleppì ne igbayad te tagsè timpu wey ke butang
the amount of money that you pay for a service or a thing, per period of time (e.g., per hour) or per amount (e.g., per kilo).
His rate of pay is 30 pesos per hour.
Ka karakel te bayad din te tagsè uras su tatelu ne pulù.
The rates for that hotel are very expensive: 1000 pesos per night!
We paid a rate of 300 pesos per tank for gasul.
n-ct.
2.
Def.: keemen [ke͡emen] kakeseg; kalantus
MS: keemen; kakeseg; kalantus
the speed that something happens.
We are walking at a rate of about 4km per hour.
Eggipanew ki te kakeseg ne hep-at ne kilumitru te tagsè uras.
vt.
3.
Def.: egbehey te puhawang ke kamenu keupiya wey ke karakel ka minsan nekey.
If you rate something, you decide how good or how big it is.
Most people rate him as the best player in the team.
My head really hurts. On- on a scale of 1 to 10, I rate the pain at about 9.
vt.
4.
Def.: egkabehayan; egkatahahaan
MS: egkabehayan; egkatahahaan
If something rates another thing, it is good or big enough to receive that other thing.
I think his brave actions rate a medal.
Ka suman-suman ku ka weil din ne kabulut egkabehayan te midalyun.
My problem is so small that it doesn't really rate a mention.
His performance at the talent night was so good that the judges thought it rated a special award.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0326-0350
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Last updated: 19/Apr/2012
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