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Rate or rates may refer to:
Finance
Rates (tax) , a type of taxation system in the United Kingdom used to fund local government
Exchange rate , rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another
Mathematics and science
Rate (mathematics) , a specific kind of ratio, in which two measurements are related to each other (often with respect to time)
Rate function , a function used to quantify the probabilities of a rare event
Reaction rate , in chemistry the speed at which reactants are converted into products
Military
People
Ed Rate (1899–1990), American football player
José Carlos Rates (1879–1945), General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party
Peter of Rates (died 60 AD), traditionally considered to be the first bishop of Braga
Other uses
Rate (building) , the class of a building in late Georgian and early Victorian construction standards
Rates (Póvoa de Varzim) , a Portuguese parish and town located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim
RATE project , a young earth creationism research project
See also
Topics referred to by the same term