"fourth rate" meaning in English

See fourth rate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fourth rate (not comparable)
  1. Alternative spelling of fourth-rate. Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: fourth-rate
    Sense id: en-fourth_rate-en-adj-H7WQKBKO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Noun

Forms: fourth rates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fourth rate (plural fourth rates)
  1. Alternative spelling of fourth-rate. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fourth-rate
    Sense id: en-fourth_rate-en-noun-H7WQKBKO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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