rating
pronunciation
How to pronounce rating in British English:
UK [ˈreɪtɪŋ]
How to pronounce rating in American English:
US [ˈreɪtɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- an appraisal of the value of something
- act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
- standing or position on a scale
- rank in a military organization
Word Origin
- rating (n.)
- 1530s, "a fixing of rates," verbal noun from rate (v.2). Meaning "a classification according to rates" is from 1764. Ratings of TV programs, originally radio programs, began 1930 in U.S. under system set up by U.S. pollster and market researcher Archibald M. Crossley (1896-1985), and were called Crossley ratings or Crossleys until ratings began to be preferred c. 1947.
Example
- 1. Mexico may soon lose its cherished investment-grade credit rating .
- 2. The u.s. favorability rating either hovered or dropped .
- 3. Note which rating category most reviews were deleted from .
- 4. In either case , a weak rating costs money .
- 5. Iceland 's credit rating is close to junk .