rating

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rat·ing | \ ˈrā-tiŋ

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)

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 The Fever ranked last in defensive rating (111.8) and allowed a league-worst 89.5 points per game. — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, "Indiana Fever focusing on improving defensively during training camp," 26 Apr. 2021 Biden’s received his highest approval rating – 64% - for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his lowest, 37%, for dealing with the immigration situation at the U.S./Mexico border. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "Biden approval rating at 100 days: 52% is third-lowest since Harry Truman," 26 Apr. 2021 At present, just 10 million of Britain’s 29 million homes qualify for a ‘C’ rating. — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, "Increasing the Capital-Gains Tax — Penalizing Initiative, Enterprise, and Not Just ‘the Rich’," 23 Apr. 2021 An important requirement for being Google Screened is to get and maintain a three-star rating on Google (at minimum). — Danny Star, Forbes, "One Thing About Search Engine Rankings Business Owners Don’t Realize," 20 Apr. 2021 On compensation alone, ISS gave J&J a rating of 9, close to its lowest. — Stephen Gandel, CBS News, "Illinois and OxFam ask shareholders to reject Johnson & Johnson CEO's $30 million payday," 19 Apr. 2021 The Wings also ranked second to last in both defensive rating (108.0) and points allowed in the paint (40.5). — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, "Texas' Charli Collier has the look of No. 1 WNBA pick," 12 Apr. 2021 Overall, that’s a 102 offensive rating, one of those reminders that a lot of points is not necessarily a terrific offensive night. — The Salt Lake Tribune, "The Triple Team: Jazz disappoint defensively, Mitchell reads need work in loss to Wizards," 12 Apr. 2021 Respondents anticipated a recovery in profits over the next year with around 46% of CFOs rating the level of economic uncertainty as high or very high, down from 71% the previous quarter. — Sophie Mellor, Fortune, "Spring is in the air: U.K. IPOs pick up, companies predict recovery and shoppers return," 12 Apr. 2021

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