how to pronounce rates

/ˈɹɛɪts/

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rates is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of rates in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… at these current rates the u.s is on …”

meanings of rates

noun:

Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.
Plural of rate.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rate.

rates frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word rates occurs in english on average 29.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics rates can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that rates can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;