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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.

rat·ing 2  (rtng)
n.
A harsh scolding.

rating1
n
1. a classification according to order or grade; ranking
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (in certain navies) a sailor who holds neither commissioned nor warrant rank; an ordinary seaman
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Sailing) Sailing a handicap assigned to a racing boat based on its dimensions, sail area, weight, draught, etc.
4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the estimated financial or credit standing of a business enterprise or individual
5. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Radio Television a figure based on statistical sampling indicating what proportion of the total listening and viewing audience tune in to a specific programme or network

rating2
n
a sharp scolding or rebuke
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rating - an appraisal of the value of somethingrating - an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"
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 ofrating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
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 organizationrating - rank in a military organization      
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

rating
noun position, ranking, evaluation, classification, placing, rate, order, standing, class, degree, estimate, rank, status, grade, designation a value-for-money rating of ten out of ten
Translations
rating1 [ˈreɪtɪŋ] N
1. (= ranking) Labour's ratings in the polls are highlas encuestas demuestran que el partido laborista goza de un alto nivel de popularidad
each wine was given a rating out of tencada vino recibió una puntuación del uno al diez
jobs which have a low rating on the social scalelos trabajos que ocupan una posición baja en la escala social
see also credit C
see also poll D
2. ratings (TV, Rad) → índice msing de audiencia
ratings war guerra por alcanzar el mayor índice de audiencia
3. (= act of valuing) → tasación f, valuación f
4. (Brit) (Naut) (= sailor) → marinero m; (class) [of ship] → clase f
a naval ratingun marinero
see also octane

rating2 [ˈreɪtɪŋ] Nreprensión f

rating [ˈreɪtɪŋ]
n
(= ranking) → note f
to be given a top rating → se voir décerner la note maximale
to be given a high rating → se voir décerner une note élevée
to be given a low rating → se voir décerner une mauvaise note
two-star rating (for hotel, resort)classement m deux étoiles
approval rating → cote f de popularité
opinion poll rating → cote f dans les sondages
popularity rating → cote f de popularité
[film] → classification f
to get an R rating
The film got an R rating → Le film a été interdit aux moins de 17 ans.
(NAUTICAL, NAVAL) (British) (= sailor) → matelot m ratings
npl (RADIO, TV)audimat® m, indice m d'écoute
ratings war nguerre f de l'audimat

rating1
n
(= assessment)(Ein)schätzung f; (Brit, of house) → Veranlagung f; what’s your rating of his abilities?wie schätzen Sie seine Fähigkeiten ein?
(= class, category, Sport: of yacht, car) → Klasse f; (Fin: also credit rating) → Kreditfähigkeit f; (Elec) → Leistung f; (of petrol: also octane rating) → Oktanzahl f; what’s his rating?wie wird er eingestuft?; he has attained world-class ratinger hat Weltklasse(format) erreicht; the popularity rating of a TV programmedie Zuschauerzahlen eines Fernsehprogramms; the government’s low rating in the opinion pollsdie niedrigen Werte der Regierung in den Meinungsumfragen; security ratingSicherheitseinstufung f; voltage ratingGrenzspannung f; high/low ratings (TV) → hohe/niedrige Werte pl; to boost ratings (TV) → die Werte stark verbessern; the ratings war/battle (TV) → der Krieg/Kampf um die Einschaltquoten; ratings hit (TV) → Quotenhit m
(Naut) (= rank)Rang m; (= sailor)Matrose m

rating2
n (= scolding)Schelte f

rating [ˈreɪtɪŋ] n
a. (assessment) → valutazione f
their popularity rating is at an all-time low → la loro popolarità ha raggiunto i minimi storici
b. (Naut) → marinaio semplice

rating rate


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On board the steamer, which happened to be the Cockspur, Daughtry persuaded the captain to enter Kwaque on the ship's articles as steward's helper with a rating of ten shillings a month.
Most o' aw, rating 'em as so much Power, and reg'latin 'em as if they was figures in a soom, or machines: wi'out loves and likens, wi'out memories and inclinations, wi'out souls to weary and souls to hope - when aw goes quiet, draggin on wi' 'em as if they'd nowt o' th' kind, and when aw goes onquiet, reproachin 'em for their want o' sitch humanly feelins in their dealins wi' yo - this will never do 't, sir, till God's work is onmade.
Apart from the grizzled pelt on his chest, the menacing demeanour and the hoarse voice, he had none of the classical attributes of his rating.
 
 
 
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