Billing base (4)

I believe the answer is:

rate

(Other definitions for rate that I've seen before include "Speed - scold" , "Rank; fee" , "Tear off, gaining speed" , "Deserve; scold" , "Estimate value of - speed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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