| start starting | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning), he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital, his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen |
crank handle
starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
starter starter motor
starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
| starting block | block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race |
starting gate
starting stall | a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course |
| pace rate | the relative speed of progress or change, he lived at a fast pace, he works at a great rate, the pace of events accelerated |
bargain rate
cheapness
cut rate
cut price | a price below the standard price |
starting signal
start | a signal to begin (as in a race), the starting signal was a green light, the runners awaited the start |
| starting post | a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race) |
| Postal Rate Commission | an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates |
start
starting line
scratch
scratch line | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game |
| starting pitcher | (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game |
pay rate
rate of pay | amount of money received per unit time, women's pay rate is lower than men's |
payment rate
rate of payment
repayment rate
installment rate | the amount of money paid out per unit time |
| tax rate | rate used to calculate tax liability |
interest rate
rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
discount rate
discount bank discount | interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan |
| bank rate | the discount rate fixed by a central bank |
| discount rate | the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System |
| base rate | the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks |
| prime interest rate | the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings |
rate
charge per unit | amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis, a -minute phone call at that rate would cost $ |
freight
freightage
freight rate | the charge for transporting something by common carrier, we pay the freight, the freight rate is usually cheaper |
rate of depreciation
depreciation rate | the rate at which the value of property is reduced, used to calculate tax deduction |
rate of exchange
exchange rate | the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another |
| excursion rate | a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket |
| room rate | the rate charged daily for a hotel room |
basal metabolic rate
BMR | the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state |
baud
baud rate | (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits
second) for modems |
| rate | a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure, the literacy rate, the retention rate, the dropout rate |
| absentee rate | the percentage of workers who do not report to work |
| occupancy rate | the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time |
| vacancy rate | the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time |
| unemployment rate | the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date |
mileage
fuel consumption rate
gasoline mileage
gas mileage | the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned |
employee turnover
turnover rate
turnover | the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers |
| starting buffer | buffer solution at the start of a reaction |
a beginning
commencement
first
outset
get-go
start
kickoff
starting time
showtime
offset | the time at which something is supposed to begin, they got an early start, she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her |
terminus a quo
starting point | earliest limiting point |
attrition rate
rate of attrition | the rate of shrinkage in size or number |
birthrate
birth rate
fertility
fertility rate
natality | the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area, expressed per population per year |
| crime rate | the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area, expressed per population per year |
| data rate | the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information |
deathrate
death rate
mortality
mortality rate
fatality rate | the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area, expressed per per year |
| dose rate | the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time |
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ESR
sedimentation rate
sed rate | the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions, a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation |
flow
flow rate
rate of flow | the amount of fluid that flows in a given time |
growth rate
rate of growth | the rate of increase in size per unit time |
inflation rate
rate of inflation | the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis |
| metabolic rate | rate of metabolism, the amount of energy expended in a give period |