Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Rate of return — In finance, rate of return (ROR), also known as return on investment (ROI), rate of profit or sometimes just return, is the ratio of money gained or lost (whether realized or unrealized) on an investment relative to the amount of money invested.… … Wikipedia
rate — I n. amount in relation to something else 1) to fix, set a rate 2) a fast; flat; high; low; moderate; slow; steady rate 3) bargain; reasonable; reduced; regular rates 4) an accident; birth; crime; death; divorce; fertility; growth; marriage;… … Combinatory dictionary
Rate equation — The rate law or rate equation for a chemical reaction is an equation that links the reaction rate with concentrations or pressures of reactants and constant parameters (normally rate coefficients and partial reaction orders).[1] To determine the… … Wikipedia
regular — [[t]re̱gjʊlə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ regulars 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Regular events have equal amounts of time between them, so that they happen, for example, at the same time each day or each week. Take regular exercise... Now it s time for our regular… … English dictionary
rate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 speed/frequency ADJECTIVE ▪ constant, expected, regular, steady, unchanged ▪ slow ▪ the slow rate of change … Collocations dictionary
regular — adj. 1 frequent VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ very ▪ fairly, pretty (esp. AmE … Collocations dictionary
Rate Your Music — articleissues unreferenced = June 2007 primarysources = June 2007 OR = June 2007Infobox Website name = RateYourMusic.com favicon = logo = caption = The main page of RYM. url = http://rateyourmusic.com commercial = Yes type = Statistics Community… … Wikipedia
preferred rate — A postage rate maintained, through congressional appropriations, at a level lower than the regular rate for the same mail class or service. These rates are available only to qualified organizations and individuals (for example, free matter for… … Glossary of postal terms
release rate — A rate charged by a carrier which is less than the regular rate but operating to release or reduce the liability of the carrier for loss of or damage to the goods in transit. Neither the marking of a bill of lading, released, nor the making of a… … Ballentine's law dictionary
base rate — /beɪs ˈreɪt/ (say bays rayt) noun 1. the interest rate set by a lending institution as the minimum rate to be charged on loans, usually applying to the wholesale banking market. 2. the regular rate of pay of an employee for a fixed or specified… …
