rating
noun
rat·ing ˈrā-tiŋ 
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)
Example Sentences
The school has an above-average academic rating. The article compares the fuel-economy ratings of various cars.
Recent Examples on the Web The company expects to reach investment grade next year based on its current rating and financial position, Mr. Davis said. 
Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 The youngest demographic, those 18 to 34 years old, had the least favorable view of the supervisors, with just 8% giving them a good or excellent rating and 41% viewing them poorly or very poorly. J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2022 Haley Patterson had 6 aces, 92 kills, a 2.2 passing rating and 4 blocks, Lexi Garside had 21 digs and 160 assists and Cammie Waite had 55 digs. Dennis Victory, al, 12 Sep. 2022 Fields led three straight second-half touchdown drives and finished with 121 passing yards, two touchdowns, an interception, an 85.7 rating and 28 rushing yards. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 One February 2020 Mississippi State Department of Health report cites a three out of five rating for drinking water inspections and 16 violations. Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 Remarkably — although perhaps not surprisingly, given Venice’s reputation for a tame press corps — Blonde‘s NC-17 rating and graphic sequences went entirely undiscussed during the press conference. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Britain’s plan will require enormous borrowing, which could affect the government’s credit rating and the strength of its currency. Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 New polling from Gallup found that 71 percent of Americans approve of labor unions — the highest approval rating Gallup has found on this question since 1965, and up from just 48 percent who said the same in 2009, during the Great Recession. Erica Grieder, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Sep. 2022 See More
Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 The youngest demographic, those 18 to 34 years old, had the least favorable view of the supervisors, with just 8% giving them a good or excellent rating and 41% viewing them poorly or very poorly. J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2022 Haley Patterson had 6 aces, 92 kills, a 2.2 passing rating and 4 blocks, Lexi Garside had 21 digs and 160 assists and Cammie Waite had 55 digs. Dennis Victory, al, 12 Sep. 2022 Fields led three straight second-half touchdown drives and finished with 121 passing yards, two touchdowns, an interception, an 85.7 rating and 28 rushing yards. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 One February 2020 Mississippi State Department of Health report cites a three out of five rating for drinking water inspections and 16 violations. Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 Remarkably — although perhaps not surprisingly, given Venice’s reputation for a tame press corps — Blonde‘s NC-17 rating and graphic sequences went entirely undiscussed during the press conference. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Britain’s plan will require enormous borrowing, which could affect the government’s credit rating and the strength of its currency. Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 New polling from Gallup found that 71 percent of Americans approve of labor unions — the highest approval rating Gallup has found on this question since 1965, and up from just 48 percent who said the same in 2009, during the Great Recession. Erica Grieder, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing rating
Kids Definition
rating
noun
rat·ing
ˈrā-tiŋ
: a position within a grading system
credit rating
rating 1 of 3
noun
as in level
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- level
- ranking
- status
- rank
- degree
- position
- situation
- standing
- station
- footing
- stratum
- reach(es)
- condition
- echelon
- place
- rung
- order
- function
- capacity
- estate
- walk
rating
2 of 3verb (1)
1
as in deserving
to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment) how does a summer intern rate a new computer when I've been told to make do with this clunker? Synonyms & Similar Words
- deserving
- earning
- meriting
- qualifying
- entitling
2
as in valuing
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding nowadays most motorists would probably rate their cell phone as an "essential" piece of electronic equipment Synonyms & Similar Words
- valuing
- estimating
- assessing
- evaluating
- appraising
- setting
- valuating
- guesstimating
- pricing
- analyzing
- judging
- deeming
- testing
- determining
- learning
- ascertaining
- adjudging
- deciding
- discovering
- surveying
- reevaluating
- underestimating
- reappraising
- prizing
- reassessing
- transvaluating
- revaluing
- re-evaluating
- undervaluing
- transvaluing
- misjudging
- assaying
- settling
- rejudging
- misesteeming
- misprizing
3
as in ranking
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes a restaurant that consistently rates high in all the standard categories Synonyms & Similar Words
- ranking
- being
- grading
- placing
- standing
- seeding
- classifying
- categorizing
- grouping
- sorting
- counting
- classing
- installing
- setting
- codifying
- separating
- compartmentalizing
- instating
4
as in considering
to think of in a particular way I would rate her my best friend; after all, she's always been there when I needed her Synonyms & Similar Words
- considering
- regarding
- viewing
- calling
- accounting
- counting
- taking for
- feeling
- setting down
- deeming
- thinking
- reckoning
- esteeming
- believing
- holding
- looking (on or upon)
- sensing
- imagining
- conceiving
- fancying
rating
3 of 3verb (2)
as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings a tyrannical father who usually spent most of dinnertime rating his children on their alleged multitude of failings Synonyms & Similar Words
- scolding
- lecturing
- reprimanding
- scoring
- criticizing
- blaming
- calling down
- dressing down
- chewing out
- bawling out
- laying into
- ragging
- berating
- upbraiding
- attacking
- faulting
- mocking
- flaying
- admonishing
- keelhauling
- reaming (out)
- tongue-lashing
- chastising
- lambasting
- ranting (at)
- basting
- taking to task
- hammering
- reproaching
- rebuking
- castigating
- reading the riot act (to)
- railing (at or against)
- jawing
- lashing
- panning
- disparaging
- chiding
- knocking
- blasting
- slamming
- reprehending
- condemning
- censuring
- vituperating
- reproving
- remonstrating (with)
- abusing
- excoriating
- belittling
- scourging
- assailing
- reviling
- denouncing
- crucifying
- ridiculing
- lacing (into)
- bad-mouthing
- scorning
- haranguing
- scoffing
- putting down
- dissing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- approving
- endorsing
- sanctioning
- indorsing
- praising
- lauding
- extolling