(now rare) Scolded, rebuked. / (engineering) maximum (load, voltage, etc.) under which a device can function properly

simple past tense and past participle of rate

(obsolete) The worth of something; value. / The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. / Speed. / The relative speed of change or progress.

(transitive) To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level. / (transitive) To evaluate or estimate the value of. / (transitive) To consider or regard. / (transitive) To deserve; to be worth.

(transitive) To berate, scold.

plural of rate

(Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong) Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rate

present participle of rate

A position on a scale. / An evaluation of status, especially of financial status. / A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something.