The difference between Rate and Tax
When used as nouns, rate means the worth of something, whereas tax means money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
When used as verbs, rate means to assign or be assigned a particular rank or level, whereas tax means to impose and collect a tax from (a person).
check bellow for the other definitions of Rate and Tax
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Rate as a noun (obsolete):
The worth of something; value.
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Rate as a noun:
The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.
Examples:
"At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year."
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Rate as a noun:
Speed.
Examples:
"The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate."
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Rate as a noun:
The relative speed of change or progress.
Examples:
"The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing."
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Rate as a noun:
The price of (an individual) thing; cost.
Examples:
"He asked quite a rate to take me to the airport."
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Rate as a noun:
A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc.
Examples:
"Postal rates here are low."
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Rate as a noun:
A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.
Examples:
"We pay an hourly rate of between $10 – $15 per hour depending on qualifications and experience."
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Rate as a noun:
Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.
Examples:
"I hardly have enough left every month to pay the rates."
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Rate as a noun (nautical):
A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.
Examples:
"This textbook is first-rate."
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Rate as a noun (obsolete):
Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.
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Rate as a noun (obsolete):
Order; arrangement.
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Rate as a noun (obsolete):
Ratification; approval.
Examples:
"rfquotek Chapman"
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Rate as a noun (horology):
The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.
Examples:
"daily rate; hourly rate; etc."
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Rate as a verb (transitive):
To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.
Examples:
"She is rated fourth in the country."
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Rate as a verb (transitive):
To evaluate or estimate the value of.
Examples:
"They rate his talents highly."
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Rate as a verb (transitive):
To consider or regard.
Examples:
"He rated this book brilliant."
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Rate as a verb (transitive):
To deserve; to be worth.
Examples:
"The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide."
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Rate as a verb (transitive):
To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.
Examples:
"The transformer is rated at 10 watts."
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Rate as a verb (transitive, chiefly, British):
To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.
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Rate as a verb (transitive, informal):
To like; to think highly of.
Examples:
"The customers don't rate the new burgers."
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Rate as a verb (intransitive):
To have position (in a certain class).
Examples:
"She rates among the most excellent chefs in the world."
"He rates as the best cyclist in the country."
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Rate as a verb (intransitive):
To have value or standing.
Examples:
"This last performance of hers didn't rate very high with the judges."
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Rate as a verb (transitive):
To ratify.
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Rate as a verb:
To ascertain the exact rate of the gain or loss of (a chronometer) as compared with true time.
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Rate as a verb (transitive):
To berate, scold.
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Tax as a noun:
Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
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Tax as a noun:
A burdensome demand.
Examples:
"a heavy tax on time or health"
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Tax as a noun:
A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.
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Tax as a noun (obsolete):
charge; censure
Examples:
"rfquotek Clarendon"
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Tax as a noun (obsolete):
A lesson to be learned.
Examples:
"rfquotek Johnson"
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Tax as a verb (transitive):
To impose and collect a tax from (a person).
Examples:
"Some think to tax the wealthy is the fairest."
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Tax as a verb (transitive):
To impose and collect a tax on (something).
Examples:
"Some think to tax wealth is destructive of a private sector."
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Tax as a verb (transitive):
To make excessive demands on.