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)
Examples of rating in a Sentence
The school has an above-average academic rating.
The article compares the fuel-economy ratings of various cars.
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Barclays raises price target to $328 from $282 Barclays maintained an equal weight rating on Coinbase while lifting its price target.
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False There was no tornado or substantial flooding in San Diego on Feb. 7, according to an area meteorologist.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The Nets were 5-1 and boasted the NBA’s best defensive rating (103.6) during that stretch.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
The Democrats’ desire for a course correction comes as their party faces a record-high disapproval rating, while Republicans boast a record-high approval rating, according to a January Quinnipiac University poll.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False There was no tornado or substantial flooding in San Diego on Feb. 7, according to an area meteorologist.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The Nets were 5-1 and boasted the NBA’s best defensive rating (103.6) during that stretch.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
The Democrats’ desire for a course correction comes as their party faces a record-high disapproval rating, while Republicans boast a record-high approval rating, according to a January Quinnipiac University poll.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rating. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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