/ Dictionary / Index V variable-rate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: var•i•a•ble-rate Pronunciation: (vâr'ē-u-bul-rāt"), [key] — adj. providing for changes in the interest rate, adjusted periodically in accordance with prevailing market conditions: a variable-rate mortgage. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. variable-pitch variable region Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philtrum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language