Rate and Source

Rate

Rate noun - Degree of excellence.

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

Nearby Words: rated, rateable, rater

Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Rate and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rate" instead a noun "Source".

steady	steady rate	steady source
good	good rate	good source
best	best rate	best source
better	better rate	better source
Other adjectives: natural, regular, infinite, actual, constant, massive, great, excellent, frequent, possible, greater, different, efficient.

When a work is revamped, relaunched, or reconceived with a young (or younger, at any rate) cast, despite the ages of the characters in the original source material.

Source: Younger and Hipper
At catching on, at any rate; the phrase for successfully using Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors from the game has been used well beyond its original source.

Source: The Catch Phrase Catches On
Slave labor is also used for terraforming crews on various worlds; according to one slave-trader, they have a "prodigious death rate" so selling slaves is a source of steady yet dubious income.

Source: We Will Use Manual Labor in the Future

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