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rating
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + rating
high
• His previous highest approval rating was 58 percent.
low
• The rating he gave the restaurant was embarrassingly low.
an approval/popularity rating
• His popularity rating remains high.
a performance rating
• They received different pay increases even though their performance ratings were the same.
a credit rating
(= how likely someone is to pay their debts )
• We can’t give you the loan because you have a bad credit rating.
a star rating
(= a number of star symbols that shows a level of quality etc )
• Each restaurant is given a star rating.
verbs
give somebody/something a rating
• I'd only give this PC a rating of two out of five.
receive/get/achieve/score a rating
• The Department of Computer Science received a top rating last year.
a rating rises/climbs
• The president's approval ratings have risen considerably.
a rating falls
• His rating fell to only 28%.
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noun measurement of how good sb/sth is ADJ. high, top | low, poor | overall The overall performance rating puts the new model well ahead of its main rivals. | approval, opinion poll, popularity He has the highest opinion poll rating of any president this century. | performance | credit Most countries try to preserve their international credit rating in order to secure necessary loans. | personal VERB + RATING have | assign (sb/sth), give (sb/sth) | achieve, earn, get, receive, score The university scored a top rating among students. | preserve | improve RATING + VERB climb, improve, rise, rocket, soar The president's ratings have suddenly rocketed. | fall RATING + NOUN scale, system PREP. in a/the ~ a drop of 50 points in her personal rating | ~ for The resort got a low rating for children's facilities. | ~ on The judges gave her the maximum rating on style. ratings: number of TV viewers, etc. ADJ. good | poor | audience, TV VERB + RATING get, have At this stage the series was getting good ratings. RATING + VERB go up, improve, pick up, shoot up, soar The ratings went shooting up overnight. | dip, fall, go down The programme's ratings have dipped sharply. RATING + NOUN battle, war PREP. in the ~s It has been ousted from top spot in the TV ratings.
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