- rating
- noun1 measurement of how good sb/sth isADJECTIVE▪ high, top▪ low, poor▪ overall▪
The overall performance rating puts the new model well ahead of its main rivals.
▪ favourable/favorable, unfavourable/unfavorable (both esp. AmE)▪He's currently enjoying a favourable/favorable rating with more than 50% of the electorate.
▪ approval, favorability (AmE), opinion-poll, poll, popularity▪He has the highest opinion-poll rating of any president this century.
▪ performance▪ two-star, three-star, etc.▪The hotel achieved a four-star rating.
▪The hospital has retained its top three-star rating. (BrE)
▪ credit▪Most countries try to preserve their international credit rating in order to secure necessary loans.
▪ personal, subjectiveVERB + RATING▪ have▪ assign (sb/sth), give (sb/sth)▪ achieve, earn, get, obtain, receive, score▪The university scored a top rating among students.
▪ preserve▪ improve▪ downgrade, lower (business)▪Standard & Poor's lowered its credit rating for the company from A to BBB.
RATING + VERB▪ climb, improve, rise, rocket, soar▪The president's ratings have suddenly rocketed.
▪ drop, fall, plummetRATING + NOUN▪ scale, systemPREPOSITION▪ in a/the rating▪a drop of 50 points in her personal rating
▪ rating for▪The resort got a low rating for children's facilities.
▪ rating on▪The judges gave her the maximum rating on style.
2 ratings number of TV viewers, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ good, high▪ low, poor▪ audience, TV▪ prime-time (esp. AmE)▪The network's prime-time ratings are up 150%.
VERB + RATINGS▪ garner (esp. AmE), get, have▪The show continues to garner high ratings.
▪At this stage the series was getting good ratings.
▪ boost▪Bringing her on the show was a cynical attempt to boost the ratings.
RATINGS + VERB▪ go up, improve, pick up, shoot up, soar▪The ratings went shooting up overnight.
▪ dip, drop, fall, go down▪The show's ratings have dipped sharply.
RATINGS + NOUN▪ battle, war▪ success▪His new sitcom was a ratings success.
PREPOSITION▪ in the ratings▪It has been ousted from top spot in the TV ratings.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.