Main Entry:

rating

Function:

noun

Date:

1702

1: a classification according to grade ; specifically : a military or naval specialist classification2chiefly British : a naval enlisted man3 a: relative estimate or evaluation : standing <the school has a good academic rating> b: an estimate of an individual's or business's credit and responsibility c: an estimate of the percentage of the public listening to or viewing a particular radio or television program4: a stated operating limit of a machine expressible in power units (as kilowatts of a direct-current generator) or in characteristics (as voltage)