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at any rate

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: at any rate

1
 adv
if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
2
 adv
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: at any rate
1

adv if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)

“they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary”
“the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching”
Synonyms:
at least, leastways, leastwise
2

adv used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

“but at any rate he got a knighthood for it”
Synonyms:
anyhow, anyway, anyways, in any case, in any event
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