At Any Rate

Definition: At Any Rate

At Any Rate

Adverb

1. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at any rate he got a knighthood for it".

2. If nothing else; "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"; (`leastwise' is informal; `leastways' is colloquial).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: At Any Rate

Certainty

Adverb: certainly; Adjective: for certain, certes, sure, no doubt, doubtless, and no mistake, flagrante delicto, sure enough, to be sure, of course, as a matter of course, a coup sur, to a certainty; in truth; (truly); at any rate, at all events; without fail; coute que coute, coute qu'il coute; whatever may happen, if the worst come to the worst; come what may, happen what may, come what will; sink or swim; rain or shine.

Compensation

Adverb: in return, in consideration; but, however, yet, still, notwithstanding; nevertheless, nathless, none the less; although, though; albeit, howbeit; mauger; at all events, at any rate; be that as it may, for all that, even so, on the other, hand, at the same time, quoad minus, quand meme, however that may be; after all is said and done; taking one thing with another; (average).

Resolution

At any rate, at any risk, at any hazard at any price, at any cost, at any sacrifice; at all hazards, at all risks, at all events; a bis ou a blanc; cost what it may; coute; a tort et a travers; once for all; neck or nothing; rain or shine.

Truth

Exactly; Adjective: ad amussim; verbatim, verbatim et literatim; word for word, literally, literatim, totidem vervis, sic, to the letter, chapter and verse, ipsissimis verbis; ad unguem; to an inch; to a nicety, to a hair, to a tittle, to a turn, to a T; au pied de la lettre; neither more nor less; in every respect, in all respects; sous tous les rapports; at any rate, at all events; strictly speaking.

Crosswords: At Any Rate

German (auf jeden Fall).

At any rate. (The Division; writing credit: Guglielmo Enea; Marcello Fois)

I-- I mean, anybody who marries a somebody who-- who-- who's a nobody-- becomes ipse facto uhh I mean, at any rate, it's entirely my business! (Wedding Rehearsal; writing credit: Lajos Bir�; George Grossmith)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

In fact we have both been educated at the same, or similar, or, at any rate, kindred establishments. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

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But at any rate he might answer questions.

I am glad that the partridge gets fed, at any rate.

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Economic History

Switzerland

At any rate, an act passed urgently must have a time limit and is later subject to the same constitutional provisions on popular review as other legislation. (references)

Mauritius

For companies registered in the offshore business center after July 1, 1998 profit is taxed at a uniform rate of 15%. However, they are entitled to a foreign tax credit of 90%, which brings the effective tax rate to 1.5%. Offshore companies registered before July 1, 1998 may choose to pay tax at any rate between 0-35 percent, or opt for the 15 percent rate introduced in 1998. To ensure a level playing field for both offshore and onshore companies, effective July 1, 2003, all offshore entities will be taxed at 15%. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Albanian

sidoqoftë (at all events, in any case, leastways, leastwise, nevertheless, soever, whatever, whatsoever, yet), në çfarëdo rrethanash, në çdo rast (in any event). (various references)

Arabic 

‏على أي حال (anyway, at a loss, at all events, if, in any case). (various references)

Bulgarian 

във всеки случай (anyhow, at all events, leastwise, whether or no), поне (at least, leastways, leastwise). (various references)

Finnish

ainakin (anyhow, at least, at the least), ainakaan (anyhow, at least, at the least). (various references)

French

de toute façon (at a loss, at all events, at most). (various references)

German

auf jeden fall (at all events, in any event). (various references)

Greek 

πάντωσ (anyway, in any case). (various references)

Hebrew 

מכל מקום (anyhow, in any case, yet), מכל בחי� �" (anyhow, anywise, in any case), על כל פ� ים (anyhow, at all events), בכל אפן (anyhow, anyway, in any case). (various references)

Hungarian

mindenáron (at all costs, by any means, by fair means or foul, by hook or by crook, by hook or crook). (various references)

Indonesian

bagaimanapun juga (anyhow, somehow). (various references)

Italian

ad ogni modo. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

何しろ (anyhow, anyway, in any case), 何せ (any how), 何れにせよ (in any event), 何れ (anyhow, anyway, let me see, now, well, where, which, who), 兎に�' (anyhow, anyway, generally speaking, in any case, somehow or other), 孰れ (anyhow, anyway, where, which, who), 孰 (anyhow, anyway, where, which, who), と�"べて (after all, anyhow, at all, at best, at most, by all means, compared with, in any case, it cannot be helped, kindly, please, somehow or other, there is a possibility, there is a tendency, there is no other way, what's the best thing to do?, What's the matter?, What's wrong?), 如何しても (after all, at any cost, by all means, cravingly, in the long run, no matter what, surely). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

なにしろ (anyhow, anyway, in any case), なにせ (any how), な�"せ (any how), どうしても (after all, at any cost, by all means, cravingly, in the long run, no matter what, surely), どうせ (after all, anyhow, at all, at best, at most, in any case), いずれにせよ (in any event), いずれ (anyhow, anyway, where, which, who), とにかく (anyhow, anyway, generally speaking, in any case, somehow or other). (various references)

Manx

er chor erbee (anywise, at all costs, at all events, in any way so ever, leastways, nohow, noways-nowise). (various references)

Pig Latin

atay anyay ateray

Portuguese

de qualquer maneira (anyhow, anyway, anywise, however, howsoever, in any event, rain or shine, somehow, someway). (various references)

Romanian

în orice caz (anyhow, anyway, anywise, at all, at all events, but, in any case). (various references)

Russian 

во всяком случае (anyway, anywise, at all events, at any hand, in all events, in any case, whether or no, whether or not). (various references)

Scottish

co-dhiùbh (whatever, whichever). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

u svakom slučaju (anyhow, anyway, case: in any case, event: at all events, event: in any event, means: by all means, rate: at any rate). (various references)

Spanish

de todos modos (anyhow, anyway, however, in any case), de todas maneras (anyhow, anyway), de todas formas. (various references)

Swedish

i varje fall (anyhow, anyway, at all events, for some reason or other, in any case, in any event, leastways, leastwise), i alla händelser (at all events, in any case, in any event), i alla fall (al least, all the same, any way, anyhow, anyway, in all cases, in any case), åtminstone (at least, atleast, leastways, leastwise). (various references)

Turkish

yine de (after all, all the same, at the same time, but then, considering, even so, howbeit, just, nevertheless, none the less, nonetheless, nontheless, notwithstanding, still, though, yet), ne olursa olsun (any old thing, anyhow, at all events, in any case, in any event, irregardless of, rain or shine, regardless), hiç olmazsa (at least, but, leastways). (various references)

Ukrainian

в усякому разі (anyhow, anyway), принаймні (at least, leastways, leastwise). (various references)

utique. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: tantara, tartana.

-3 letters: natter, ratany, rattan, ratten, tantra, tartan, tetany, treaty, tyrant, yantra, yatter.

-4 letters: anear, antae, antra, antre, arena, attar, entry, natty, netty, ratan, ratty, reata, tarty, tatar, tater, teary, tenty, tetra, treat, yearn, yenta.

-5 letters: aery, anta, ante, area, arty, earn, etna, eyra, nary, near, neat, nett, rant, rate, raya, rent, tare.

+4 letters: extravagantly.