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rat·ing 1

 (rā′tĭng)
n.
1. A position assigned on a scale; a standing.
2.
a. A classification according to specialty or proficiency, as of a member of the armed forces.
b. Chiefly British An enlisted person in the navy.
3. An evaluation of the financial status of a business or person: a credit rating.
4. A specified performance limit, as of capacity, range, or operational capability: the power rating of a light fixture.
5. The popularity of a television or radio program as estimated by a poll of segments of the audience.

rat·ing 2

 (rā′tĭng)
n.
A harsh scolding.
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rating

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

rating

(ˈreɪtɪŋ)
n
a sharp scolding or rebuke
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rat•ing

(ˈreɪ tɪŋ)

n.
1. classification according to grade or rank, as in the armed forces.
2. the estimated credit standing of a person or firm.
3. a percentage indicating the number of listeners to or viewers of a radio or television broadcast.
4. a designated operating limit for a machine, based on specified conditions.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rating - an appraisal of the value of somethingrating - an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"
valuation, evaluation
appraisal, assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
overvaluation - too high a value or price assigned to something
undervaluation - too low a value or price assigned to something
pricing - the evaluation of something in terms of its price
reevaluation - the evaluation of something a second time (or more)
mark, score, grade - a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
bond rating - an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default; "the bonds of highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA"
2.rating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth ofrating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
evaluation
judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
scoring, grading, marking - evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
3.rating - standing or position on a scale
standing - social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"
4.rating - rank in a military organizationrating - rank in a military organization  
military rank, military rating, paygrade
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
flag rank - the rank of a flag officer
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rating

noun position, ranking, evaluation, classification, placing, rate, order, standing, class, degree, estimate, rank, status, grade, designation a value-for-money rating of ten out of ten
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Translations
بَحّار عاديتَصْنيف، تَقْدير الرُّتْبَه
ohlasprostý námořník
bedømmelsemenig marinerseertal
luokitus
rejting
minősítésnézettségtengerészközlegény
óbreyttur sjóliîivinsældir samkvæmt könnun
ohlasprostý námorník
erreytingseyredilme oranı

rating

1 [ˈreɪtɪŋ] N
1. (= ranking) Labour's ratings in the polls are high → las encuestas demuestran que el partido laborista goza de un alto nivel de popularidad
each wine was given a rating out of ten → cada vino recibió una puntuación del uno al diez
jobs which have a low rating on the social scale → los trabajos que ocupan una posición baja en la escala social
see also credit C
see also poll D
2. ratings (TV, Rad) → índice msing de audiencia
ratings war guerra por alcanzar el mayor índice de audiencia
3. (= act of valuing) → tasación f, valuación f
4. (Brit) (Naut) (= sailor) → marinero m; (class) [of ship] → clase f
a naval rating → un marinero
see also octane

rating

2 [ˈreɪtɪŋ] N → reprensión f
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rating

[ˈreɪtɪŋ]
n
(= ranking) → note f
to be given a top rating → se voir décerner la note maximale
to be given a high rating → se voir décerner une note élevée
to be given a low rating → se voir décerner une mauvaise note
two-star rating (for hotel, resort) → classement m deux étoiles
approval rating → cote f de popularité
opinion poll rating → cote f dans les sondages
popularity rating → cote f de popularité
[film] → classification f
to get an R rating
The film got an R rating → Le film a été interdit aux moins de 17 ans.
(NAUTICAL, NAVAL) (British) (= sailor) → matelot m ratings
npl (RADIO, TV) → audimat® m, indice m d'écouteratings war n → guerre f de l'audimat
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rating

1
n
(= assessment) → (Ein)schätzung f; (Brit, of house) → Veranlagung f; what’s your rating of his abilities? → wie schätzen Sie seine Fähigkeiten ein?
(= class, category, Sport: of yacht, car) → Klasse f; (Fin: also credit rating) → Kreditfähigkeit f; (Elec) → Leistung f; (of petrol: also octane rating) → Oktanzahl f; what’s his rating? → wie wird er eingestuft?; he has attained world-class rating → er hat Weltklasse(format) erreicht; the popularity rating of a TV programme → die Zuschauerzahlen eines Fernsehprogramms; the government’s low rating in the opinion polls → die niedrigen Werte der Regierung in den Meinungsumfragen; security rating → Sicherheitseinstufung f; voltage rating → Grenzspannung f; high/low ratings (TV) → hohe/niedrige Werte pl; to boost ratings (TV) → die Werte stark verbessern; the ratings war/battle (TV) → der Krieg/Kampf um die Einschaltquoten; ratings hit (TV) → Quotenhit m
(Naut) (= rank) → Rang m; (= sailor) → Matrose m

rating

2
n (= scolding) → Schelte f
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rating

[ˈreɪtɪŋ] n
a. (assessment) → valutazione f
their popularity rating is at an all-time low → la loro popolarità ha raggiunto i minimi storici
b. (Naut) → marinaio semplice
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rate

(reit) noun
1. the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done. a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.
2. the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio. There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.
3. the speed with which something happens or is done. He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.
4. the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something). What is the rate of pay for this job?
5. (usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.
verb
to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc. I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.
ˈrating noun
1. (usually in plural) the position of importance, popularity etc (of a person, thing etc). This television programme has had some very bad ratings recently.
2. an ordinary sailor, as opposed to an officer.
at this/that rate
if this or if that is the case; if this or if that continues. He says that he isn't sure whether we'll be allowed to finish, but at that rate we might as well not start.
rate of exchange
the relative values of the currencies of two or more countries. I want to change some dollars into francs – what is the rate of exchange?
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rating

n. evaluación; clasificación, determinación.
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