proportion
/prəˈpɔː.ʃ
ə
n/
/-ˈpɔːr-/
noun
AMOUNT
1. [ C + singular or plural verb ] the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to
the whole
Children make up a large proportion of the world's population.
A higher proportion of women now smoke than used to be the case.
The report shows that poor families spend a larger proportion of their income on food.
2. [ S or U ] the number, amount or level of one thing when compared to another
The proportion of women to men at my college was about five to one.
The chart shows how weight increases in proportion to height (= the increase in weight depends on the
increase in height) .
The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed.
rate
/reɪt/
noun [ C ]
MEASURE
1. the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or
changes in a particular period
Although she's recovering from her illness, her rate of progress is quite slow.
I told my assistants to work at their own rate.
The taxi was going at a tremendous rate.
the growth/inflation/mortality/unemployment, etc. rate
The drug has a high success/failure rate.
rate
/reɪt/
noun [ C ]
PAYMENT
2. an amount or level of payment
We agreed a rate with the painter before he started work.
What's the going (= standard) rate for this type of work?
Do you pay your mortgage on a fixed or variable rate?
statistic
/stəˈtɪs.tɪk/
noun
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