rating

rat·ing ¹  (rtng)

n.

1. A position assigned on a scale; a standing.

2.

a. A classification according to specialty or proficiency, as of a member of the armed forces.

b. Chiefly British An enlisted person in the navy.

3. An evaluation of the financial status of a business or person: a credit rating.

4. A specified performance limit, as of capacity, range, or operational capability: the power rating of a light fixture.

5. The popularity of a television or radio program as estimated by a poll of segments of the audience.

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rat·ing ²  (rtng)

n.

A harsh scolding.

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rating

Noun

1. a valuation or assessment

2. a classification according to order or grade

3. a noncommissioned sailor

4. ratings the size of the audience for a TV or radio programme

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rating - an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" valuation, evaluation appraisal, assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth overvaluation - too high a value or price assigned to something undervaluation - too low a value or price assigned to something pricing - the evaluation of something in terms of its price reevaluation - the evaluation of something a second time (or more) mark, score, grade - a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" bond rating - an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default; "the bonds of highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA"
	2.	rating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of evaluation judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" scoring, grading, marking - evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
	3.	rating - standing or position on a scale standing - social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"
	4.	rating - rank in a military organization       military rank, military rating, paygrade armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" flag rank - the rank of a flag officer

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rating

noun position, evaluation, classification, placing, rate, order, standing, class, degree, estimate, rank, status, grade, designation

Translations

rating [ˈreɪtɪŋ] n (= valuation) → tasación f (= standing); posición f;

(BRIT) (NAUT) (sailor) → marinero;

ratings npl (RADIO, TV) → clasificación f

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rating [ˈreɪtɪŋ] n (= assessment) → évaluation f (= score); classement m;

(Finance) → cote f;

(Naut) (= category); classe f: (= sailor) (Brit) → matelot m;

ratings npl (Radio) → indice(s) m(pl) d'écoute;

(TV) → Audimat® m

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rating [ˈreɪtɪŋ] n (score) → Rate f;

(assessment) → Beurteilung f;

(Naut) (Brit) (sailor) → Matrose m;

ratings npl (Radio, TV) → Einschaltquote f;

ratings hit → Quotenhit m

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rating [ˈreɪtɪŋ] n → classificazione f; punteggio di merito;

(NAUT) (category) → classe f: (sailor) (BRIT) → marinaio semplice

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