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rating

1

[ rey-ting ]

noun

  1. classification according to grade or rank.
  2. assigned position in a particular class or grade, or relative standing, as of a ship or a member of the armed forces.
  3. the credit standing of a person or firm.
  4. Radio, Television. a percentage indicating the number of listeners to or viewers of a specific program.
  5. a designated operating limit for a machine, apparatus, etc., as of voltage, load, or frequency, based on specified conditions.
  6. an amount fixed as a rate.
  7. British. apportioning of a tax.
  8. Chiefly British. one of the enlisted personnel in the British navy.


rating

2

[ rey-ting ]

noun

  1. an angry reprimand or rebuke; scolding.

rating

1

/ ˈreɪtɪŋ /

noun

  1. a sharp scolding or rebuke


rating

2

/ ˈreɪtɪŋ /

noun

  1. a classification according to order or grade; ranking
  2. (in certain navies) a sailor who holds neither commissioned nor warrant rank; an ordinary seaman
  3. sailing a handicap assigned to a racing boat based on its dimensions, sail area, weight, draught, etc
  4. the estimated financial or credit standing of a business enterprise or individual
  5. 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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rating1

First recorded in 1525–35; rat(e) 1 + -ing 1

Origin of rating2

First recorded in 1570–80; rat(e) 2 + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

Only one other Star Wars film has earned a PG-13 rating, the 2005 prequel Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

However, first time Star Wars director J.J. Abrams has never made a film with any other rating.

Sweden explores new frontiers in our misguided, foolish, pointless obsession with rating and censoring entertainment.

Critics swooned, with the Los Angeles Daily News giving it an “A” rating.

Generally, the better the rating, the lower the borrowing cost for the issuer.

At ordinary rating that fine blooded cow would have brought at least a hundred dollars.

In 1887 the Yacht Racing Association rating rule came into force, and though some races were provided for the 25-ft.

This was owing to there still being a tonnage class, A, B and C, the new rating and the length classes.

The sound of a carriage, which stopped at the door, interrupted the rating which the old draper already quaked at.

And, whenever you see a Dub kidding a Lout, you can be assured that the dub is trying to lift himself above a similar rating.

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