Definitionen
1.Verbpresent participle and gerund of rate
2.NounA position on a scale.
3.NounAn evaluation of status, especially of financial status."They have a poor credit rating."
4.NounA number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something."He has a high chess rating."
5.NounA quantitative measure of the audience of a television program.
6.NounA seaman in a warship.
7.NounAn enlisted seaman not a commissioned officer or warrant officer."In the Royal Navy the ratings, in order, are: ordinary seaman, able seaman, leading seaman, petty officer and chief petty officer."