rating

noun

A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something.

A position on a scale.

An evaluation of status, especially of financial status.

A quantitative measure of the audience of a television program.

(nautical) A seaman in a warship.

(nautical, British) An enlisted seaman not a commissioned officer or warrant officer.

Roots

reorrat- · Latin · reckon, reason

Synonyms for rating

evaluationn valuationn rankingadj gradingn classificationn appraisaln assessmentn categorizationn statusn assessingv

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Where does rating come from?

The word rating breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root rat-, from Latin reor (“reckon, reason”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.