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pāpātanga

1. (noun) rate.

Ko te pāpātanga he whakatairite i ētahi rahinga e rua. Hei tauira, he whakatairite i te tawhiti me te wā, pērā i te manomita i te hāora arā, km/h (TRP 2010:198). / The rate is a comparison of two quantities. For example, comparing distance travelled with time taken, as in kilometres per hour.

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Synonyms: auau

rate

1. (loan) (noun) latte.

Tīkina atu kia rua ngā kawhe pango roa, kia toru ngā rate mā tātou. / Go and get two long black coffees and three lattes, please.

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pāpātanga pūmau

1. (noun) flat rate, fixed rate (finance).

Mēnā he pāpātanga pūmau te huamoni ka utua e te tangata, kāore e rerekē haere te ōrau huamoni mō te roanga atu o te wā ka whakaritea e te pēke (pērā i te toru tau) (TRP 2010:125). / If the interest paid by a person is a fixed rate, the interest percentage will not be changed by the bank for the length of time arranged (such as three years).

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reti

1. (loan) (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to pay rent, lease.

Nō ēnei marama ka mahue ake nei ka ungia he minita ki Te Paina, ki Mōrena hoki, kua retia he whare mō rāua (TP 10/1908:3). / In these past months ministers have been installed at Te Paina and Morrinsville and houses have been leased for them both.

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Synonyms: rīhi, rēti, rīhitanga


2. (loan) (noun) rent (payment), rates.

Katoa ngā moni o ngā reti o ō koutou whenua, e hoa, e Karaka, e whakapaua ana anō hei oranga mō ā koutou tamariki e tae nei ki Tīpene (TP 11/1904:5). / All the revenue from the rent of your land, my friend, Karaka, is being used to pay for your children to attend St Stephen's School.

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Synonyms: rēti, tāke kaunihera

tāke kaunihera

1. (loan) (noun) rates - a local taxation assessed on the value of a property.

Synonyms: reti, rēti

utu ā-hāora

1. (loan) (noun) hourly rate, hourly pay, per hour.

Koia kei a Iriata e inoi nei kia whakapikihia tana utu ā-hāora mai i te tekau tāra ki te rua tekau tāra (HKK 1999:85). / What a cheek Iriata has in asking for her hourly rate to be raised from ten dollars to twenty dollars.

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reiti

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to charge rates.

Nā Herihi, mema o Pei o Pereti, te pire kia reititia ngā whenua Māori (TP 9/1903:8). / Herries, the member for the Bay of Plenty, has a bill to charge rates for Māori lands.

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2. (loan) (noun) rates (tax).

He nui te utu mō ngā reiti mō tō māua whare. / The rates for our house are expensive.

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te kino kē hoki

1. excellent, really skilled, masterful, first-rate, top-notch, outstanding, superb, exceptional - an idiom to express praise for someone, an action or some other aspect. Both or either te and hoki may be omitted, while te may be replaced by ka or he.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 77;)

Te kino kē hoki o te tangata rā ki te whakaangi manu aute (HKK 1999:27). / That man is excellent at flying kites.
Kino kē kōrua, e hoa mā! / You two are good alright, my friends!
Ka kino kē hoki te tāhae rā ki te purei tēnehi. / That fellow is top-notch at playing tennis.
He kino kē te kuia rā ki te whatu kākahu. / That elderly lady is first-rate at weaving cloaks.

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Synonyms: kaiaka, ka mahi ..., taiea, taumata rau, tapatapahi ana, kōhure, whakaharahara, ahurei, kātuarehe

whakahekenga wāriu

1. (loan) (noun) depreciation rate.

Ko ngā whakahekenga wāriu i whakamahia, ko ēnei (TTW 2004:31). / The depreciation rates used are these.

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hoto manawa

1. (noun) heart rate.

Ko te hoto manawa te panapana o te manawa. / The heart rate is the beating of the heart.

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pāpātanga paiepa

1. (noun) (cricket) over rate.

rēti

1. (loan) (verb) (-a,-tia) to lease, rent, let.

E tuaruatia nei te tango e te Kāwanatanga, kua riro rā hoki te nuinga o te whenua i te rau o te patu, e hoki tuarua mai ana anō ki te hoko, ki te rēti i te wāhi i waho o te rainatango me ngā wāhi iti i roto (TW 12/2/1875:7). / It is taken twice by the government, the greater portion of the land was confiscated and then they return to buy and lease the portion outside of the confiscated line, and small portions inside.

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Synonyms: rīhi, reti, rīhitanga, pakaru


2. (loan) (modifier) leased.

Ko te whenua rēti, mehemea he hōiho, kau rānei, ko te utu mō te mea kotahi, kaua e neke ake i £1 10s, kaua e hoki iho i £1 mō te tau (MM.TKM 20/8/1862:11). / The payment for leased land for horses or cattle should not to be more than £1 10s. nor less than £1 each per annum.

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3. (loan) (noun) rent, lease.

...kia kite hoki te kāwanatanga hou i ēnei mahi a ngā iwi o ngā motu nei, he kuiki hiriwa kua kitea te tinipa, arā te pūtake o taua mea, e hunā ana e ngā Pākehā e tohe nei kia riro i a rātou te rēti o taua whenua, kāhore ngā Māori e whakaae (TW 20/7/1878:366). / ...so that the new government can see these activities of the iwi of these islands, mercury has been discovered in cinnabar, that is the source of that element, and it is being kept secret by the Pākehā who are determined to lease that land, but the Māori will not agree.

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4. (loan) (noun) rates.

Ko ngā tāngata kua tuhituhi ō rātou ingoa ki te rōra rēti, pēnei e tika kia pōti rātou mō te takiwā i noho ai ō rātou ingoa i te rōra rēti (TW 7/9/1878:443). / Those persons who are enrolled on a ratepayer’s roll in any electoral district shall be qualified to vote on the election of members for their respective districts.

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Synonyms: reti, tāke kaunihera

pāpātanga whakawhiti

1. (noun) exchange rate (finance).

Ko te pāpātanga whakawhiti hei whakaatu i te hononga o tētahi pūnaha moni ki tētahi. Hei tauira: $1 Aotearoa = $0.813 Ahitereiria (ko te 0.813 te pāpātanga whakawhiti) (TRP 2010:209). / The exchange rate is to show the relationship of one currency to another. For example: $1 New Zealand = $0.813 Australian (the exchange rate is 0.813).

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auau

1. (verb) to be frequent, frequently, again and again, recurring.

Otirā, i nui ā tāua matapakinga i tēnei take o te whakanano mai i te kupu kāore i te mōhiotia, o te kupu kāore i auau te rangona (HM 4/2009:3). / But, we've had a great deal of discussion about this subject of questioning words that aren't known and words that are not heard frequently.

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Synonyms: tāruarua


2. (noun) frequency, rate.

Kāhore ia i whakaae i te tuatahi, heoi, nā te auau o te werowero a Kāwana Kerei, riro ana i tā te Kāwana, whakaae ana ia (TWK 16:12). / At first he did not agree, but because of the frequency of Governor Grey's challenges, he agreed to what the Governor had requested.

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Synonyms: pāpātanga

pāpātanga o te whiti

1. (noun) rate of change.

Ko te pāpātanga o te whiti te tere o te rerekē haere o tētahi āhuatanga i roto i te takanga o te wā. Ko te kauwhata rārangi te mea e tino whakamahia ana hei whakaatu i te pāpātanga o te whiti. Hei tauira, ko te tāroaroa o tētahi tipu i te takanga o te wā (TRP 2010:198). / The rate of change is the speed at which something changes over time. Line graphs are used to show rates of change. For example, the height of a plant over time (TRP 2010:198).

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pāpātanga taurangi

1. (noun) floating rate (finance).

Mēnā he pāpātanga taurangi, ka whakapikia, ka whakahekea rānei e te pēke, nā runga anō i ngā āhuatanga ohaoha o te wā (TRP 2010:125). / If it is a floating rate, it can be raised or lowered by the bank according to the economic circumstances of the time.

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tīreti

1. (loan) (noun) steerage – the part of the ship for passengers travelling at the cheapest rate.

Te utu i te kāpene mō te tangata eke £1 i te tīreti, £0 15 0 i Nēpia ki Te Wairoa, i Te Wairoa ki Nēpia ko taua utu anō (TW 3/6/1876). / The cabin price per passenger is £1, in steerage 15 shillings, from Napier to Wairoa, the return price being the same.

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tiareti

1. (loan) (noun) steerage – the part of the ship for passengers travelling at the cheapest rate.

Ko Kāpene Anihana o te tima 'Waihora' i hāmenetia mō tōna mauranga mai i Poihākena i ngā tāngata nuku atu i te maha mō ngā tāngata e rite ana mō tōna tima, ko te ture mō tōna tima, 133 tāngata mō te haranu, e 84 mō te tiareti (HTK 8/7/1893:6). / Captain Anderson of the ship Waihora was summoned for exceeding the number of passengers allowed for his ship which was 133 passengers for saloon class and 84 for steerage class.

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