Adverb: at any rate
- Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
"but at any rate he got a knighthood for it";
- anyhow, anyway, anyways [N. Amer, informal], in any case, in any event, anyroad [UK, dialect]
- If nothing else
"they felt — at any rate Jim felt — relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists — or at any rate of economics — is far-reaching";
- at least, leastways [informal], leastwise [informal]
Encyclopedia: At any rate