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Rate
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Value, measure, or degree; a charge, payment, or price determined through the application of a mathematical formula or based upon a scale or standard.

For example, an interest rate is determined by the ratio between the principal and interest.

Rate is also used synonymously with tax.

RATE. A public valuation or assessment of every man's estate; or the ascertaining how much tax every one shall pay. Vide Pow. Mortg. Index, h.t.; Harr. Dig. h.t.; 1 Hopk. C. R. 87.
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This amount will grow at an average annual growth rate of 3.
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High median home prices and declining Latino birth rates were among the factors analysts cited for the slower growth rate in Los Angeles County - which grew by 1.
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However, when the chief financial officer comes forward to speak, she states the group must halt its growth rate or be prepared to forego bonuses or borrow money.
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