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?
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.
reminder
/rɪˈmaɪn.də
r
/
/-dɚ/
noun
1. [ C ] a written or spoken message which reminds someone to do something
If he forgot to pay his rent, his landlady would send him a reminder.
[ + to infinitive ] Mum sent me off with a final reminder to be back before 11pm.
reminder
/rɪˈmaɪn.də
r
/
/-dɚ/
noun
2.
a reminder of sb/sth
a person or thing which makes you remember a particular person, event or situation
[ + question word ] Alison's story is a reminder of how vulnerable women can be in what is still essentially a
man's world.
skill
/skɪl/
noun [ C or U ]
an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have practised it
Ruth had/possessed great writing skills.
I have no skill at/in sewing.
stage
/steɪdʒ/
noun [ C ]
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