rating
1classification according to grade or rank.
assigned position in a particular class or grade, or relative standing, as of a ship or a member of the armed forces.
the credit standing of a person or firm.
Radio, Television. a percentage indicating the number of listeners to or viewers of a specific program.
a designated operating limit for a machine, apparatus, etc., as of voltage, load, or frequency, based on specified conditions.
an amount fixed as a rate.
British. apportioning of a tax.
Chiefly British. one of the enlisted personnel in the British navy.
Origin of rating
1How to use rating in a sentence
Yet, much like the fate that fell the first season, ratings just plain weren't good.
‘The Comeback’ Finale: Give Lisa Kudrow All of the Awards | Kevin Fallon | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause Duck Dynasty receives monster TV ratings and Robertson paid by a company (A&E) while making these public statements.
Butts, Brawls, and Bill Cosby: The Biggest Celebrity Scandals of 2014 | Kevin Fallon | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe program—weirdly—is now under the umbrella of ABC News, and is suffering from flat ratings and an aging demographic.
The 2012 miniseries he co-starred in, Hatfields McCoys, was a ratings blockbuster for the History channel.
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More | Kevin Fallon | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe said there are even websites in Arabic that have TripAdvisor-style ratings to help people decide who to use.
Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Aminta reviewed perforce, dead against her will, certain of the near-to-happiness ratings over-night.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George MeredithIn the stern cockpit, the engineer and wireless ratings were to handle three guns.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy | Archibald HurdThis question of carload ratings is, however, treated elsewhere; impinging, as it does upon matters of freight classifications.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyThe classified ratings change but little, and oftentimes remain the same for many years.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyThe contrast with the older elastic situation as to milk ratings in New York was sharp in many respects.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. Ripley
British Dictionary definitions for rating (1 of 2)
/ (ˈreɪtɪŋ) /
a classification according to order or grade; ranking
(in certain navies) a sailor who holds neither commissioned nor warrant rank; an ordinary seaman
sailing a handicap assigned to a racing boat based on its dimensions, sail area, weight, draught, etc
the estimated financial or credit standing of a business enterprise or individual
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
British Dictionary definitions for rating (2 of 2)
/ (ˈreɪtɪŋ) /
a sharp scolding or rebuke
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