Rate and Upkeep

Rate

Rate noun - Degree of excellence.

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

Nearby Words: rated, rateable, rater

Upkeep

Upkeep noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.

Rate and upkeep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rate" instead a noun "Upkeep".

How words are described

high high rate high upkeep
full full rate full upkeep
low low rate low upkeep
normal normal rate normal upkeep
Other adjectives: regular, poor, constant, massive, lower, greater, higher.

Both words in one sentence

  • Civs I through III basically ignore it completely; III has a different graphic for "workers" you "capture", and they work at half the normal rate but don't cost upkeep.
  • Literature / The Martian Infinite Supplies: Averted, though the rate of supplies Mark Watney runs through is reduced thanks to painstaking upkeep and MacGyvering.
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