Mean
Mean verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.
Rate
Rate verb - To be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment).
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good mean | good rate |
| full | full mean | full rate |
| best | best mean | best rate |
| natural | natural mean | natural rate |
| Other adjectives: standard, poor, actual, huge, possible, different, overall. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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That's the whole point — exchange rate per se doesn't really mean much (and is rather easily manipulated by speculators), its dynamics, however, is the key.
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Um..., without a high rate of multiple births or cloning, that would mean the population halves every generation.
Source: Puny Earthlings - Raineh Daze: In Bedfordshire... doesn't that mean I'm living in the county with the highest crime rate in the UK?
Cite this Source
Rate and Mean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/rate
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Rate or Mean. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/rate.
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