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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. 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.

2. 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.

3. Scott Kennedy:

   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.

4. David Griffiths:

   This spate of savage killings must end here, there is little doubt that these especially brutal killings are designed to sow fear and to have a chilling effect on free speech. This is unacceptable.

5. Gerald McMahon:

   With the recent spate of videos of UFO sightings that the Air Force and government are saying are the real thing.

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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