installment / rate
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installment
A partial amount of a larger sum of money that is paid at regular intervals in order to pay off a debt or pay for something over time.
Ich zahle das neue Fahrrad in sechs monatlichen Raten ab.
I am paying off the new bicycle in six monthly installments.
You can recognize the meaning of 'Rate' from the context. If it is about money, loans, or payment, it means an installment (m01). If it is about statistics, economics, or science, it means a rate or frequency (m02).
Die erste Rate für das Auto ist nächsten Monat fällig.
The first installment for the car is due next month.
The most important expression for this meaning is 'in Raten zahlen' (to pay in installments) or 'etwas auf Raten kaufen' (to buy something in installments). This describes buying something through regular partial payments.
Wir haben die neue Waschmaschine in zwölf monatlichen Raten bezahlt.
We paid for the new washing machine in twelve monthly installments.
In the statistical meaning, 'Rate' is very often the second part of a compound noun. Examples are 'Wachstumsrate' (growth rate), 'Arbeitslosenrate' (unemployment rate), 'Inflationsrate' (inflation rate), or 'Fehlerrate' (error rate).
Die Arbeitslosenrate ist ein wichtiger Wirtschaftsindikator.
The unemployment rate is an important economic indicator.
share / proportion
'der Anteil' and 'die Rate' can both say something about a part in relation to a whole. 'Anteil' means the part itself that is attributed to someone or something, for example a share of the costs or of a group. 'Rate' is more a measure or figure showing how often something happens or how strongly something changes, for example 'die Arbeitslosenrate' (the unemployment rate). Learners may confuse the words because both often appear with numbers and percentages. If you mean the part of a whole, use 'Anteil'; if you mean a measured frequency or development, use 'Rate'.
Die Rate der Krankmeldungen ist im Winter oft höher als im Sommer.
The rate of sick leave is often higher in winter than in summer.
In diesem Kurs ist der Anteil der Anfänger besonders groß.
In this course, the proportion of beginners is especially large.