Rate

RATE

-noun

1. a quantity or amount considered in relation to or measured against another quantity or amount  

2. a price or charge with reference to a standard or scale

3. a charge made per unit for a commodity, service, etc.

4. the relative speed of progress or change of something variable; pace

5. relative quality; class or grade

6. (statistics) a measure of the frequency of occurrence of a given event, such as births and deaths, usually expressed 7. as the number of times the event occurs for every thousand of the total population considered

8. a wage calculated against a unit of time

9. the amount of gain or loss of a timepiece

-verb (mainly trans.)

10. (also intr.) to assign or receive a position on a scale of relative values; rank  

11. to estimate the value of; evaluate

12. to be worthy of; deserve

13. to consider; regard

14. (British) to assess the value of (property) for the purpose of local taxation

15. (slang) to think highly of

-verb

1. (trans.) to scold or criticize severely; rebuke harshly

In a city of brown bricks

A high rate of blues

Up on an artificial hill