- plural of rate.
rates
Example Sentences
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Mark Hulbert described the complex relationship between the stock market and interest rates and explained why the stock market hasn’t fallen significantly, even as long-term rates have shot up.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The distributions are taxed at ordinary-income rates, not the lower ones for long-term capital gains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
While rates - or yields as they are called - eased on borrowing over 30 years following the intervention, they have since risen again.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The result was the Treasury-Fed Accord of 1951, which lets the Fed set short-term rates independent of the Treasury Department.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
My rates might be a little higher than average, but my guests do not have a single complaint.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
