rate

noun:a measure of speed or frequency over a specified period
- Her heart rate rose during the sprint.
noun:the speed or velocity at which something happens or moves
- Water flowed down the river at a rapid rate after the storm.
noun:a fixed price or charge for a service, commodity
- The hotel offered a special weekend rate.
noun:the percentage paid or earned on an amount of money, such as interest or tax
- The central bank cut the interest rate.
verb:to assign a value, rank, or classification to something
- The critics rated the new album three out of five stars.
verb:to consider or regard someone or something as having a particular quality
- I rate her as a strong candidate.
verb:to have or merit a particular ranking or valuation
- The restaurant rates among the city's best.