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(obsolete) The worth of something; value. (19th centuries)

The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another.

Speed.

The relative speed of change or progress.

The price of (an individual) thing; cost.

A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc.

A wage calculated in relation to a unit of time.

Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority.

(nautical) A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank.

(obsolete) Established portion or measure; fixed allowance; ration.

Order; arrangement.

(obsolete) Ratification; approval.

(horology) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time.

To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level.

To evaluate or estimate the value of.

To consider or regard.

To deserve; to be worth.

To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device.

(British) To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation.

(informal) To like; to think highly of.

(horse racing) To take action to slow down the pace of the horse one is riding.

To have position (in a certain class).

To have value or standing.

To ratify.

To ascertain the exact rate of the gain or loss of (a chronometer) as compared with true time.

(obsolete) To berate, scold.

(obsolete) To cause (hay, hemp, flax, etc) to decay (whether in an injurious way, or—as retting—in a useful way) by exposure to weather, particularly wetness.