Pay and Rate

Pay

Pay noun - The money paid regularly to a person for labor or services.

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Rate and pay are semantically related In some cases you can use "Rate" instead a noun "Pay".

Nearby Words: payment, paid, paying, payable, payout

Rate noun - Degree of excellence.

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Pay and rate are semantically related in fee topic. Sometimes you can use "Pay" instead a noun "Rate".

Nearby Words: rated, rateable, rater

steady	steady pay	steady rate
good	good pay	good rate
high	high pay	high rate
full	full pay	full rate
Other adjectives: low, best, better, fast, regular, standard, reasonable, poor, small, actual, great, lower, decent, highest, random, lowest, minimum, intended, higher.

man	pay man	rate man
people	pay people	rate people

Supposedly, their initial reaction was one of panic and despair over the amount they had to pay, until somebody pointed out the exchange rate.

Source: Ridiculous Exchange Rates aka: Astronomical Exchange Rate
The whole thing came about when someone asked Lorne Michaels how much he'd pay to have the Beatles reunite on the show, and his answer was that he'd only pay the standard rate.

Source: Comically Small Bribe
This means that, as you raise your tax rate, you will find that, at some point, you will get less revenue than before, as many citizens simply can't afford to pay taxes at the rate you set.

Source: Video Game / Galactic Civilizations

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