razão — meaning in English

English meaning

• rate noun A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.
• ratio noun A comparison between two amounts, showing how many times one contains the other.
• reason noun A cause or explanation for something; the motive behind an action.
• sake noun The purpose, reason, or benefit behind doing something (used in phrases like "for the sake of").

Senses

razão is used for these senses in English:

• rate The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. [from 15th c.]
• ratio A number representing a comparison between two named things.
• ratio (Internet) The number of comments to a post or other expression on social media relative to the number of likes; a high ratio suggests disagreement with the contents of the original post.
• reason An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
• reason That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
• reason (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
• sake purpose or end; reason

rate — full definition

1. noun A measure of how fast something happens, or how one quantity compares to another.
2. noun A fixed price charged for something.
3. verb To give something a score or ranking based on quality.

ratio — full definition

1. noun A comparison between two amounts, showing how many times one contains the other.
2. verb In social media slang, to reply to a post with far more engagement than the post itself received, usually to criticize or mock it.

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