Definitions for spate
speɪtspate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wadnoun

   (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

   "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

2. rush, spate, surge, upsurgenoun

   a sudden forceful flow

3. freshet, spatenoun

   the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. spatenoun

   A river flood; an overflow or inundation.

2. spatenoun

   A sudden rush or increase.

3. Etymology: Of Celtic origin; compare Irish speid.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spate

   A spate is a large number or amount of something, typically a sudden or outburst of something in large amounts. It can also refer to a sudden flood or rush of water, especially after heavy rain.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spatenoun

   a river flood; an overflow or inundation

2. Etymology: [Of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. speid.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spate

   Spait, spāt, n. a sudden flood, as in a stream after heavy rain. [Prob. Ir. speid.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SPATE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Spate is ranked #75799 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Spate surname appeared 254 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Spate.
   
   75.9% or 193 total occurrences were White.
   20.8% or 53 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Flow
   • Large Indefinite Quantity

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Anagrams for spate »

1. paste

2. pates

3. pâtés

4. peats

5. septa

6. stape

7. tapes

How to pronounce spate?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say spate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of spate in a Sentence

1. Michael Kugelman:

   We shouldn't overstate the importance of this letter. It may be a case of the Taliban trying to earn some legitimacy and goodwill by playing the role of good guy and proposing nonviolent solutions, at the end of the day, The Taliban has no incentive to propose talks unless it's starting to feel major pressure on the battlefield. Though U.S. forces have ramped up their fight, I think it's too early for The Taliban to suddenly conclude it's not worth fighting anymore. Michael Kugelman said the Taliban offer could nonetheless be useful to the President Trump administration. Even if the letter is just a bluff, and I assume it is, the White House can say - Look, our strategy is already paying off. A spate of bombings last month in Kabul fueled anger against The Taliban across the country, and prompted the President Trump administration to close the doors for peace talks with the Islamic insurgents. Taliban fighters( Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) But The Taliban knows President Trump does n’t want the U.S. to be in Special Representative for Afghanistan. The Taliban will be banking on the belief the U.S. and the West have lost the will to remain there. US ADDING AIR POWER, INTELLIGENCE GATHERING IN AFGHANISTAN US AND PAKISTAN CLASH AT United Nations ' OVER Special Representative for Afghanistan In a recent visit to eastern Special Representative for Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, who commands the U.S. and NATO’s Resolute Support mission in the Special Representative for Afghanistan, said the intensified U.S. offensive is producing results.

2. Kristine Erlandson:

   This is similar to what we hear patients in the US saying, that they're still experiencing symptoms at two years out, particularly in that first spate of patients in the pandemic. We've been hearing this anecdotally, so it's always nice to see things published.

3. Francois Perrin:

   We have been hit by a steady spate of bad news since the year began and I think the markets will remain in a state of flux in the near term until we see global bank shares stabilising.

4. Chief Executive Yannick Bollore:

   We are challengers rather than incumbents, so this spate of reviews is more of an opportunity than a risk.

5. Scott Kennedy:

   The true test will come with implementation, given the recent spate of AML-related (anti-monopoly law) cases against foreign firms, the regulations about the banking sector, and the reduction of foreign firms' products on government procurement lists, there is good reason for foreign firms to be highly concerned.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spate
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=spate
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=spate