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.
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Heading into those numbers, TD Cowen analyst John Blackledge reiterated a buy rating on Pinterest and a $44 price target.
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The Heat has finished with a top-10 defensive rating in nine of the last 10 regular seasons behind its usual slow-it-down style, but playing defense while also playing faster is an adjustment.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
Borrowers are willing to pay a lot more in interest than the traditional lengthy, expensive syndication process that requires ratings from S&P and Fitch, tough covenants, and sometimes long.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Heading into those numbers, TD Cowen analyst John Blackledge reiterated a buy rating on Pinterest and a $44 price target.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
The Heat has finished with a top-10 defensive rating in nine of the last 10 regular seasons behind its usual slow-it-down style, but playing defense while also playing faster is an adjustment.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rating. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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