Assesses (5)
I believe the answer is:
rates
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">assesses</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(rating is a kind of assessing)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rates that I've seen before include "Fees" , "Fixed prices" , "degrees" , "Assesses value of - property taxation system" , "Evaluates the importance (of something)" .)