"growth rate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: growth rates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} growth rate (plural growth rates)
  1. The amount of growth in a quantity per unit of time.
    Sense id: en-growth_rate-en-noun-PxG107aH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. The amount of growth in a quantity per unit of time, relative to the amount of the quantity during that time.
    Sense id: en-growth_rate-en-noun-w7ASidnd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

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