unratedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈreɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈreɪdᵻd/ That has not been rated; spec. that has not been given a (credit) rating.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > not worthy of notice or consideration > not prized or highly rated
low-rateda1616
unrated1648
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > [adjective] > liable to duty > not
custom-freec1450
unrated1703
unexcised1736
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > local or municipal taxes or dues > [adjective] > liable to rates > not
unrateable1766
unrated1896
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ongelovet, vnprised, or Vnrated.
1666 W. Dugdale Origines Juridiciales xlviii. 134 Fat Does, four, unrated.
1703 Act 2 & 3 Anne c. 18 §15 The Values of any vnrated Goods imported.
1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 146/1 Duties due on certain unrated goods.
1851 Farmer's Mag. Jan. 147/1 The unrated flax was extremely coarse, and only suitable for the purposes named at your committee meeting.
1896 Daily News 23 Apr. 5/5 The burdens upon rated and unrated property.
1907 Federal Reporter 151 998 The liability of the guarantor to the insured is limited to $10,000 on both rated and unrated accounts.
1971 E. C. Hughes Sociol. Eye xxiv. 247 The proportion of unrated firms varies in each nationality group—the English having the highest proportion.
2007 J. Bolland Writing Securities Res. i. 101 As a rule I would not recommend the inclusion of unrated stocks in recommended portfolios.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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