Did you know?



 - definitions and thesaurus

What are red words?





noun rating pronunciation in American English /ˈreɪtɪŋ/
Word Forms

Related meanings

  1. 1
    [countable] a measurement of how good or popular someone or something is

    The guide gives restaurants a rating from 1 to 10.

    popularity/approval rating:

    The president’s popularity rating fell for the first time since the election.

    high/low rating:

    The university consistently receives a high rating for the quality of its research.

  2. 2
    [countable] a letter or letters and sometimes a number that show how old someone needs to be before they are allowed to see a particular movie

    A “G” rating means the movie is appropriate for anyone.

    Synonyms and related words
  3. 3


    [plural] the number that tells how many people watched or listened to a particular television or radio show

    Regional news programs need to improve their ratings.

    high/low ratings:

    Her new series had high ratings right from the start.



BuzzWord Article

Open Dictionary



add a word



global English and language change from our blog