rating

noun

rat·ing ˈrā-tiŋ

Synonyms of rating next

: a classification according to grade

specifically : a military or naval specialist classification

chiefly British : a naval enlisted man

: relative estimate or evaluation : standing

the school has a good academic rating

: an estimate of an individual's or business's credit and responsibility

: an estimate of the percentage of the public listening to or viewing a particular radio or television program

: a stated operating limit of a machine expressible in power units (such as kilowatts of a direct-current generator) or in characteristics (such as voltage)

Examples of rating in a Sentence

The school has an above-average academic rating. The article compares the fuel-economy ratings of various cars.

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Jessica Leigh Mattern, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023 Still, Johnson's favorability ratings are currently higher than former Speaker Kevin McCarthy's were in September, shortly before he was ousted from the role. —

Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023 Sealy’s pressure-relieving Posturepedic Plus Mattress (which has nearly 2,000 five-star ratings) is on sale for up to $200 off. —

Sara Coughlin, SELF, 22 Nov. 2023 Neil Begley, senior VP of Moody’s, who covers Hollywood for the debt rating agencies, thinks the double whammy of the COVID shutdowns in 2020 and 2021 and the strikes will add up to long-term changes. —

Joe Otterson, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023 Moody’s on Friday affirmed Italy’s rating at Baa3, the lowest level of investment grade, and raised its outlook to stable from negative. —

Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2023 But our editors aren’t the only ones who love it: Over 100,000 Amazon customers have given this water flosser a five-star rating. —

Natalie Rahhal, Health, 17 Nov. 2023 The debate will go on, as will the parallel discussion about why, according to opinion polls, most ordinary Americans think that the U.S. economy is doing badly, and give Joe Biden negative ratings on this front. —

John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023 For instance, a 1-4 MERV rating means the filter can remove 20% of all particles. —

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