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charge per unit

/tʃɑrdʒ pər ˌjunət/

Definitions of charge per unit
  1. noun
    amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
    synonyms: rate
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    pay rate, rate of pay
    amount of money received per unit time
    installment rate, payment rate, rate of payment, repayment rate
    the amount of money paid out per unit time
    tax rate
    rate used to calculate tax liability
    interest rate, rate of interest
    the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
    freight, freight rate, freightage
    the charge for transporting something by common carrier
    depreciation rate, rate of depreciation
    the rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to calculate tax deduction
    exchange rate, rate of exchange
    the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another
    excursion rate
    a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket
    footage
    a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done
    linage, lineage
    a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
    room rate
    the rate charged daily for a hotel room
    time and a half
    a rate of pay that is 1.5 times the regular rate; for overtime work
    bank discount, discount, discount rate
    interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
    discount rate
    the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System
    base rate
    the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks
    prime interest rate
    the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings
    usury, vigorish
    an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
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    charge
    the price charged for some article or service
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