rating
[noun]
Synonyms: position, class, degree, grade, order, placing, rank, rate, status

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rat‧ing /ˈreɪtɪŋ/ noun
[Word Family: verb: rate, overrate ≠ UNDERRATE; noun: rate, rating; adjective: overrated ≠ underrated]

1. [countable] a level on a scale that shows how good, important, popular etc someone or something is:
By the end of the year the Prime Minister’s approval rating (=how many people agreed with his policies) had fallen as low as 12 percent. ⇒ credit rating

2. the ratings a list that shows which films, television programmes etc are the most popular:
CBS will end the series if it continues to drop in the ratings.

3. [singular] a letter that shows whether or not a film is suitable for children:
‘The Godfather’ had an X-rating when it was first shown.

4. [countable] British English a sailor in the navy who is not an officer

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

rating
noun
I. measurement of how good sb/sth is
ADJ. high, top | low, poor | overall The overall performance rating puts the new model well ahead of its main rivals.
approval, opinion poll, popularity He has the highest opinion poll rating of any president this century.
performance | credit Most countries try to preserve their international credit rating in order to secure necessary loans.
personal
VERB + RATING have | assign (sb/sth), give (sb/sth) | achieve, earn, get, receive, score The university scored a top rating among students.
preserve | improve
RATING + VERB climb, improve, rise, rocket, soar The president's ratings have suddenly rocketed.
fall
RATING + NOUN scale, system
PREP. in a/the ~ a drop of 50 points in her personal rating
~ for The resort got a low rating for children's facilities.
~ on The judges gave her the maximum rating on style.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

rating
II. ratings: number of TV viewers, etc.
ADJ. good | poor | audience, TV
VERB + RATING get, have At this stage the series was getting good ratings.
RATING + VERB go up, improve, pick up, shoot up, soar The ratings went shooting up overnight.
dip, fall, go down The programme's ratings have dipped sharply.
RATING + NOUN battle, war
PREP. in the ~s It has been ousted from top spot in the TV ratings.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

rating

high
His previous highest approval rating was 58 percent.
low
The rating he gave the restaurant was embarrassingly low.
an approval/popularity rating
His popularity rating remains high.
a performance rating
They received different pay increases even though their performance ratings were the same.
a credit rating (=how likely someone is to pay their debts)
We can’t give you the loan because you have a bad credit rating.
a star rating (=a number of star symbols that shows a level of quality etc)
Each restaurant is given a star rating.
give somebody/something a rating
I'd only give this PC a rating of two out of five.
receive/get/achieve/score a rating
The Department of Computer Science received a top rating last year.
a rating rises/climbs
The president's approval ratings have risen considerably.
a rating falls
His rating fell to only 28%.

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