rating1

 
Pronunciation: /ˈreɪtɪŋ/

noun

  • 1a classification or ranking of someone or something based on a comparative assessment of their quality, standard, or performance: the hotel regained its five-star rating
  • (ratings) the estimated audience size of a particular television or radio programme: the soap’s ratings have recently picked up
  • the value of a property or condition which is claimed to be standard, optimal, or limiting for a substance, material, or device: fuel with a low octane rating
  • any of the classes into which racing yachts are assigned according to dimensions: a masthead boat of similar rating
  • 2British a non-commissioned sailor in the navy: the rest of the new crew was made up of naval ratings
    [so named from the position or rating held by a sailor, recorded on a ship's books]