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rat‧ing
1 [countable] a level on a scale that shows how good, important, popular etc someone or something is : By the end of the year the Prime Minister's approval rating (=how many people agreed with his policies) had fallen as low as 12 percent. ➔ credit rating
By the end of the year the Prime Minister's approval rating (=how many people agreed with his policies) had fallen as low as 12 percent.2 a list that shows which films, television programmes etc are the most popular : CBS will end the series if it continues to drop in the ratings.
the ratings
TCBAMCBS will end the series if it continues to drop in the ratings.3 [singular]AMF a letter that shows whether or not a film is suitable for children : 'The Godfather' had an X-rating when it was first shown.
'The Godfather' had an X-rating when it was first shown.4 [countable]PMN British English a sailor in the navy who is not an officer
