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Used with verbs:
"
The interest rate fluctuates."
(fluctuates, varies)
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They gave us a good rate for the room."
(gave, offered)
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Her heart rate is slowing down."
(be + slowing down, be + speeding up, be + declining)
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I paid a reasonable rate for the rental car."
(paid, charged)
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The mortgage rate went up."
(went up, went down, came up , came down)
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We need to measure her heart rate."
(measure, monitor, maintain)
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The bank reduced our mortgage rate."
(reduced, cut, lowered, changed, decreased, increased, raised)
"
Let's calculate the new interest rate."
(calculate, determine, estimate, measure)
Used with adjectives:
"
It's moving at a slow rate."
(slow, fast, constant, increased, increasing, decreased, decreasing, steady, high, alarming)
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We got a reduced rate for the hotel room."
(reduced, standard, reasonable, cheap, good, discounted, excellent)
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Consumers are concerned about rising interest rates."
(rising)
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You can sign up with a fixed rate."
(fixed, flat)
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They charge an annual rate."
(annual, hourly, weekly)
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What is the going rate these days?"
(going, base, standard, average, market)
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What is the exchange rate?"
(exchange, interest, lending, mortgage, tax, death, survival, birth, crime, inflation, unemployment, divorce, success)
Used with prepositions:
"
We got a car loan at a decent interest rate."
(at)
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What is the average rate for minimum wage?"
(for)
"
The rate of unemployment is rising."
(of)
