Definition of rating
1
: a classification according to grade
specifically
: a military or naval specialist classification
2
chiefly British
: a naval enlisted man
3a
: 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 program
4
: 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)
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The first known use of rating was in 1702
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