rating

noun

rat·​ing ˈrā-tiŋ 

1

: a classification according to grade

specifically : a military or naval specialist classification

2

chiefly British : a naval enlisted man

3

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 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)

Examples of rating in a Sentence

The school has an above-average academic rating.

The article compares the fuel-economy ratings of various cars.

Recent Examples on the Web

And in the five weeks since returning, Tagovailoa has played some of the best football of his career, posting a 76.5% completion percentage, with 11 touchdowns, one interception and a 116.2 passer rating. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024

The tiny tracking devices are also favorites among Amazon shoppers, with more than 10,000 of them giving AirTags five-star ratings. —Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024

More than 5,300 customers have awarded it a five-star rating. —Isabel Garcia, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024

Trump's favorability rating jumped 6 percentage points following his win on November 5, with an Emerson survey conducted before the election showing him at 48 percent favorable. —Aila Slisco, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing rating

• approval rating
• credit rating
• Q rating
• self-rating

Kids Definition

rating

noun

rat·​ing

ˈrāt-iŋ

: a position within a grading system

credit rating