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at any rate

Letters that make at any rate

a, e, n, r, t, y are letters that make 'at any rate'

Words within at any rate

rate, AN, te, at, any, rat, RA, NY, Ra, Ate, At, Te are words within 'at any rate'

at any rate is a 11 letter phrase starting with a
at any rate is a 11 letter phrase ending with e

2 possible definitions for 'at any rate'

At Any Rate as "if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)"

Under this definition, at any rate is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

at least, leastways, leastwise have the same meaning as 'at any rate'

at any rate Usage

'at any rate' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Example of at any rate used within this context

"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 as "used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement, anyhow, they're quiet", anyway, it's gone", in any case, there was a brief scuffle""

Under this definition, at any rate is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

in any event, anyway, anyways, in any case, anyhow have the same meaning as 'at any rate'

Example of at any rate used within this context

"Anyhow, he is dead now", "I think they're asleep, "I don't know what happened to it, "anyway, there is another factor to consider", "I don't know how it started, "in any event, the government faced a serious protest", "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it"