at any rate
— Adverb
– English
~ if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching"
at any rate
— Adverb
– English
~ used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"
attrition rate
— Noun
– English
~ the rate of shrinkage in size or number
absentee rate
— Noun
– English
~ the percentage of workers who do not report to work
aspect ratio
— Noun
– English
~ the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture
Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti
— Noun
– English
~ pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939)
Achille Ratti
— Noun
– English
~ pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939)
American rattlebox
— Noun
– English
~ tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle