An rate, usually interest or exchange values,that moves up and down with the rest of the market or along with an index - sometimes called a variable interest rate because it can vary over the duration of the term. This contrasts with a fixed rate.

(medicine, colloquial) Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

(historical) A rate or tax for the support of the poor.

simple past tense and past participle of man-rate

present participle of man-rate

(transitive, aerospace) To certify as safe for a human crew to operate.

The annual percentage rate at which customers stop using a service, or employees leave a job (staff turnover).

singular of mates' rates

Alternative form of ratebuster

plural of rate-buster