.raster 'image processor noun {computing if) a device or piece
of software that changes text and images to a form in which they can be printed
rasterize (BrE also -ise) /'raestaraiz/ (also rip) verb [VN] (icomputing if) to change text or
images into a form in which they can be printed # (
rat /raet/ noun,
verb
m noun 1 a small
animal with a long tail, that looks like a large mouse, usually considered a
rat 2 (informal,
disapproving) an unpleasant person, especially one who
is not loyal or who tricks sb it MW A; UIA
ITiTOI see sink v., smell v.
■
verb (-tt-) IJikPi
1 rat
on sb (informal) to tell sb in
authority about sth wrong that sb else has done ft M
o’
^: Where
I come from, you don’t rat on your friends. itlPAftlelJlAo
rat
on sth {BrE,
informal) to not do sth that you
have agreed or promised to do # ^^ ^ it a H3Z1 RENEGE: The government is
accused of ratting on its promises to the unemployed. rata opro rata
'rat-arsed adj.
{BrE, slang) extremely drunk , rat-a-tat-tat noun [sing.] = rat-tat rat-bag /'raetbaeg/ noun {BrE, slang) an unpleasant or
disgusting person A; 4"A,KM^A
ratchet /'raetjit/ noun, verb
u noun a wheel or bar with
teeth along the edge and a metal piece that fits between the teeth, allowing
movement in one direction only (
■
verb uii:M .ratchet (sth)~'up to increase, or make
sth increase, repeatedly and by small amounts {
i& )
A
ijig Iff A: : Overuse of credit cards has ratcheted up consumer debt
to unacceptable levels, itiffiff
fate /reit/ noun,
verb
m noun 1 [C] a
measurement of the speed at which sth happens M ®; iSH;: Most people walk at an
average rate of 5 kilometres an hour. A#
ft (ft-¥-&!&&
A
# A H 5 M c o The number of reported
crimes is increasing at an alarming rate.
A
(ft IS ft: it i£ o 0 Figures published
today show another fall in the rate of inflation.
X —
1A T o o
At the rate you work, you’ll never finish! Ui#Iff 2 [C] a meas
urement
of the number of times sth happens or exists during a particular period tt $; A: Local businesses are
closing at a/the rate of three a year. ft, AikiklEfE if
A H jl A frJ o 0 a high/low/rising rate of
unemployment jSj / A ®t
±Ib(ft
Aik -$ 0 the
annual
crime/divorce rate iti $ o His pulse rate
dropped suddenly. 0
a high
success/failure rate il jf?i / A $ — see also
birth rate, death rate 3 [C] a fixed amount
of money that is charged or paid for sth jfr H jf] : adver-
tising/insurance/postal, etc. rates r fffA fiP
tfoa
low/high
hourly
rate of pay /
0 We offer special reduced
rates for students. fl1M 4* £ ^ # lk o O a fixed-rate mortgage {= one
in
which the amount of money paid back each month is
fixed
for a particular period) 0 the
basic rate of
tax (= the lowest amount
that is paid by everyone) 0 exchange/interest
rates ft A; All
A
0 rates of exchange/interest A f ij $ — see also
BASE
RATE, FLAT RATE, RACK RATE 4 rates [pi ] (in Britain) a
tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they
use and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house ( %
g ft A & Iff ) it ft A rife - see also first-rate,
second-rate, third-rate IT»TO1 at 'any rate {informal) 1 used to say that a
particular fact is true despite what has happened in the past or what may
happen in the
future () itmm, weu,
that’s one good piece of news at any rate. Aift,
0 I may be away on business next week but at any rate
I’ll be back by Friday. T JH Rf te H A
M, Unmm, HcHf&MglMAo 2
used to show
SYNONYMS
rate
charge
♦fee ♦ rent ♦ dues ♦ toll ♦ rental ♦ tariff
These are all words for an amount of money
that is charged or paid for sth.
m a
rate a fixed amount of
money that is asked or paid for sth iffl:
a low hourly rate
of pay o interest rates T'lA
charge an amount of
money that is asked for goods or services an
admission
charge A^H
fee {rather formal) an amount of money that you have to pay for professional advice or
services, to go to a school or college, or to join an organization
legal fees o an
annual membership fee
rent an amount of
money that you regularly have to pay for use of a building or room In American English, rent can be used to mean rental.
rent rental ( ) : The
weekly rent on the car was over
$200.
®.&Jk200gfio
dues an amount of
money that you have to pay so that you can be a member of an organization SUSt
toll an amount of
money that you have to pay to use a particular road or bridge
rental an amount of
money that you have to pay to use sth for a particular period of time
RENT OR RENTAL? rent rental ?
In British English rent is only money paid to use a building or room: for other items use rental. In American English rent can
be used for both, but rental is
still more common for other items. IeJIHIS
iff*,
rent Rft^rental0 rent
rental
tariff {rather
formal) a list of fixed prices that are charged by a hotel or restaurant for
rooms or meals, or by a company for a particular service H
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to pay (a)
rate/charge/fee/rent/dues/toll/rental for/ on sth
■
to do sth at a
rate/charge/fee/rent/rental of...
■
to do sth for a
charge/fee
■
to pay (a)
rate/charge/fee/rent/dues/toll/rental
to charge (a)
rate/fee/rent/dues/toll/rental