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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The audience rating was only 20% and Rotten Tomatoes didn’t list it in their Top 100 Netflix shows to watch in March 2025.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Their net rating is negative with Haliburton on the bench, and since his mid-December surge, Indiana’s net rating swing with Haliburton on vs off the court is about 8.3 points per 100 trips down the floor.
—Tony East, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Finney-Smith’s defensive rating of 105.0 ranks first on the Lakers among players who’ve appeared in at least 20 games.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Among all forwards who have played at least 45 games this season, Wagner boasts the fourth-best individual defensive rating (105.8), according to NBA.com.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Their net rating is negative with Haliburton on the bench, and since his mid-December surge, Indiana’s net rating swing with Haliburton on vs off the court is about 8.3 points per 100 trips down the floor.
—Tony East, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Finney-Smith’s defensive rating of 105.0 ranks first on the Lakers among players who’ve appeared in at least 20 games.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Among all forwards who have played at least 45 games this season, Wagner boasts the fourth-best individual defensive rating (105.8), according to NBA.com.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rating. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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