easing
easement
alleviation
relief | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance), he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain |
| relief | the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged, he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta |
| relief | aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped, he has been on relief for many years |
relief succor
succour
ministration | assistance in time of difficulty, the contributions provided some relief for the victims |
alto relievo
alto rilievo
high relief | a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth |
bas relief
low relief
basso relievo
basso rilievo | a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background, no figures are undercut |
contour map
relief map | a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation |
relief
relievo
rilievo
embossment
sculptural relief | sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background |
safety valve
relief valve
escape valve
escape cock
escape | a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler), it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level |
| 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 |
relief printing
letterpress | printing from a plate with raised characters |
easing
moderation
relief | a change for the better |
relief
alleviation
assuagement | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced, as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief |
| Postal Rate Commission | an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates |
reliever
relief pitcher
fireman | a pitcher who does not start the game |
stand-in
substitute
relief
reliever backup
backup man
fill-in | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult), the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes, we need extra employees for summer fill-ins |
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 |
| relief | (law) redress awarded by a court, was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury? |
| 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 |
relief
ease | the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress), he enjoyed his relief from responsibility, getting it off his conscience gave him some ease |
respite
rest
relief
rest period | a pause for relaxation, people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests |
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 |