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 team had its highest net rating with KAT on the floor and Brunson off, and its lowest defensive net rating with both stars present on the court.
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
However, his conversations with Holt on the anchor role have focused less on ratings and more on their personal lives.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 2 June 2025
In March, 1929, in the lead-up to the Powder Puff Derby—a headline-making race from Santa Monica to Cleveland in which Earhart finished third—the Times reported that Earhart had earned a transport license, the highest civilian aviation rating issued by the government.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Miami is ranked 19th overall with a negative -0.9 rating in ESPN’s first 2025 Football Power Index model.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
However, his conversations with Holt on the anchor role have focused less on ratings and more on their personal lives.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 2 June 2025
In March, 1929, in the lead-up to the Powder Puff Derby—a headline-making race from Santa Monica to Cleveland in which Earhart finished third—the Times reported that Earhart had earned a transport license, the highest civilian aviation rating issued by the government.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Miami is ranked 19th overall with a negative -0.9 rating in ESPN’s first 2025 Football Power Index model.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for rating
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“Rating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rating. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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