hourly rate

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• hourly rate — UK US noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE ► the amount of money that is charged, paid, or earned for every hour worked: »You pay a fixed or hourly rate for the advisers time rather than paying for the products they sell you …   Financial and business terms

• Zenithal Hourly Rate — In astronomy, the Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR) of a meteor shower is the number of meteors an observer would see in one hour under a clear, dark sky (limiting apparent magnitude of 6.5) and if the radiant of the shower were in the zenith. The rate… …   Wikipedia

• Zenithal Hourly Rate — Die Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR) eines Meteorstroms ist die Anzahl der Meteore, die ein Beobachter in einer Stunde unter einem klaren, dunklen Himmel (Grenzgröße 6,5 Größenklassen) sieht, wenn der Radiant des Stroms genau im Zenit steht. Daher ist… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Zenith Hourly Rate — is a concept used by meteor shower observers. It represents the maximum theoretical rate of meteors that would be visible to an observer, if the radiant of the shower was at the zenith and the sky was free of any light pollution. Because the ZHR… …   Wikipedia

• Rate — Rate, n. [OF., fr. L. rata (sc. pars), fr. ratus reckoned, fixed by calculation, p. p. of reri to reckon, to calculate. Cf. {Reason}.] 1. Established portion or measure; fixed allowance. [1913 Webster] The one right feeble through the evil rate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… …   Financial and business terms

• rate — rate1 W1S1 [reıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(number)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(speed)¦ 4 at any rate 5 at this rate 6 first rate/second rate/third rate 7 at a rate of knots 8 rates ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rate — rate1 [ reıt ] noun count *** 1. ) the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a particular period of time: a rising birth rate a dramatic fall in the city s murder rate rate of: The animals were dying at… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rate — I UK [reɪt] / US noun Word forms rate : singular rate plural rates *** 1) [countable] the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a particular period of time a rising birth rate a dramatic fall in the city …   English dictionary

• rate — 1 /reIt/ noun (C) 1 SPEED the speed at which something happens over a period of time: Our money was running out at an alarming rate. | Children learn at different rates. (+ of): the rate of economic growth 2 AMOUNT the number of times something… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hourly — hour|ly [ˈauəli US ˈaurli] adj [only before noun] 1.) happening or done every hour ▪ hourly news broadcasts ▪ Buses run at hourly intervals. 2.) hourly pay/earnings/fees etc the amount you earn or charge for every hour you work ▪ They are paid an …   Dictionary of contemporary English