Rate

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

 * Naval rate, a junior enlisted member of a navy
 * Rating system of the Royal Navy, a former method of indicating a British warship's firepower

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