divorce rate

collocation in English

meaningsofdivorceandrate

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withdivorce.
divorce
noun
uk
/dɪˈvɔːs/us
/dɪˈvɔːrs/
an official or legal process to end ...
See more atdivorce
rate
noun[C]
uk
/reɪt/us
/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
See more atrate

(Definition ofdivorceandratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdivorce rate

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Three talked unprompted of the highdivorcerate.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thedivorceratewas high in those marrying before the age of 20.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Marriages contracted since that year have not yet lasted long enough to reach their eventual maximumdivorcerate.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Three other variables, being the nationaldivorcerate, the national unemployment rate, and the average number of memberships are not available for the full sample of 160 observations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But male clerics do not generally favour making it easier for women to initiate divorce, reasoning that to do so would cause an unacceptable rise in thedivorcerate.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One view of the relatively highdivorcerateis that it is a reflection of the empowered position of women to leave a relationship that is unsatisfactory.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The highdivorceratetells us only about those who have not made it and have resolved to end it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thedivorcerateis rising and the number of single-parent families is increasing.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is no greater cause of unhappiness in rural areas, and, incidentally, of the increasingdivorcerate.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Between 1988 and 1998 the average annualdivorceratewas 179,000.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Sadly, thedivorcerateis increasing, which is likely to make the situation worse.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The fact of that demand is an inevitable symptom of the growingdivorcerate, longevity and of the popularity of remarriage.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We already have a highdivorcerate, and it could be argued that the current system encourages it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If we go on as we are at the moment—with thedivorceraterising and more children living in one-parent families—we shall all suffer.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thedivorcerateis one element of the situation but it is only one of a number of reasons why this is happening.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
During the 1970s, thedivorceratedoubled so that during the 1980s approximately 150,000 couples were divorcing each year.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There was the frequently expressed anxiety that any change would simply increase thedivorcerate.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thedivorceratein this country is now accepted as being in the region of 170,000 a year.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Even with a highdivorcerate, cohabitational arrangements last a far shorter time than marriages.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofdivorce
Go to the definition ofrate
See other collocations withdivorce