1
: a classification according to grade
specifically
: a military or naval specialist classification
2
chiefly British
: an enlisted sailor
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
Department of Transportation officials will consider using the new dummy in the government's vehicle crash test five-star ratings once a final rule is adopted, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday night in a news release.
—
Jeff McMurray, Arkansas Online, 23 Nov. 2025
Department of Transportation officials will consider using the new dummy in the government’s vehicle crash test five-star ratings once a final rule is adopted, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday night in a news release.
—Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Superior temperature regulation, moisture control, and durability are a few of the reasons why linen ranks supreme in the bedding world, and this European linen box quilt is backed by nearly 1,000 Quince shoppers who gave it a five-star rating.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2025
Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee topped the list with nearly 20 million autumn visitors and a near-perfect Google rating.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rating
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jeff McMurray, Arkansas Online, 23 Nov. 2025
Department of Transportation officials will consider using the new dummy in the government’s vehicle crash test five-star ratings once a final rule is adopted, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday night in a news release.
—Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Superior temperature regulation, moisture control, and durability are a few of the reasons why linen ranks supreme in the bedding world, and this European linen box quilt is backed by nearly 1,000 Quince shoppers who gave it a five-star rating.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2025
Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee topped the list with nearly 20 million autumn visitors and a near-perfect Google rating.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rating
Cite this Entry
“Rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rating. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share