Noun

rates

  1. The plural form of rate.
  2. (British or Australian) Taxes, usually on property, levelled by local government.

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French

Noun

rates

  1. Plural form of rate.

Verb

rates

  1. second-person singular present indicative of rater.
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of rater.

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Thu Feb 11 09:21:48 2010

Rates (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁatɨʃ]) is a Portuguese parish and town located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim. In the census of 2001, it had a population of 2,539 inhabitants and a total area of 13.88 square kilometres.

History

Rates is a historic small town that developed around the Monastery of Rates, established by Henry of Burgundy in 1100 AD on the site of an older temple. It gained importance due to the legend of Saint Peter of Rates, first bishop of Braga, becoming in a central place in the Portuguese Way of Saint James.

It has been inhabited since the Roman era; archaeological works in its church date the site from the Roman era, and there was a Roman road running through it.

In the 16th century, the monastery was dissolved and a Comenda of the Order of Christ was created. Its first Comendador was the Noble Knight Tomé de Sousa, who John III of Portugal made Governor of Brazil. It lost its municipal status in 1836 and was annexed to Póvoa de Varzim. It became a town again on July 2, 1993, mostly due to its historical importance.

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Thu Feb 18 12:45:22 2010

What are the going rates for in home daycare?
Q. I am thinking of starting an inhome daycare and I need to know the going rates for infants, toddlers and preschool. I live in jefferson city, mo so rate that are close to those.
Asked by swtpea8181 - Sat May 16 23:01:27 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Varies from state. Most in home daycares are 25-50% cheaper than daycares. If the home is lisecned, which I highly reccommend, you should check with your local Department of CHildren and Families- they offer support (sometimes up to 80%) for low income families (they pay part of your childcare) Good luck!
Answered by Melissa - Wed May 20 13:11:19 2009

What caused the home mortgage rates to sky rocket, causing people being unable to pay their monthly mortgages?
Q. The recession was caused by people being unable to pay back their home mortgages because the mortgage rates were too high? Banks were not getting their money back from home owners, causing a credit crunch, thus they were unable to lend money to big businesses. Big businesses then had to cut back on expenses and began to lay people off the the thousands. So what caused the mortgage rates to go up so high that started this financial mess in the first place?
Asked by Christopher - Mon Oct 5 21:56:18 2009 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. barney frank,chris dodd,ACORN,and all other democrats forcing banks to give loans to people who could never pay them back..
Answered by i love Ginger - Mon Oct 5 22:00:25 2009

What are vodafone rates for calling the US?
Q. I am planning on using a vodafone sim card while in greece. Does anyone know the long distance rates for the phone to call the US? Is this even possible with a prepaid sim card?
Asked by unknown - Tue Jul 15 15:39:13 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. First of all, unless you are a resident of Greece, have a subscription with Vodafone and put down a deposit, you cannot call outside Greece. Therefore, buying a connection pack with a Greek SIM and using a prepaid will not accomplish what you're asking; it will only work for domestic calls within Greece, and domestic/international sms with no problem. Right now, the best deal is to use the Chronokarta from OTE, which you can buy at any periptero (kiosk), post office and many corner stores. OTE has a special right now, which is 200 minutes for 6 euros, so it's pretty cheap; and it doesn't matter if you're calling the USA, Canada or Australia with it. Same price. And they have other denominations as well if you need more time. The way this… [cont.]
Answered by Kylie - Wed Jul 16 19:02:03 2008

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