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Meaning of ranking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈɹæn.kɪŋ

Definitions

  1. One’s relative placement in a list.
  2. present participle and gerund of rank
  3. Of the highest rank; preeminent.
  4. Having a specified rank
  5. senior or superior in rank, position, etc.
  6. Superior in rank
  7. rankings A listing of items in a group, such as schools or sports teams, according to a system of rating or a record of performance.
  8. Prominent or outstanding
  9. A position in such a list.
  10. The placing of something in a list, for comparison with others
  11. chiefly US and Canadian prominent; high-ranking
    chiefly
  12. slang Caribbean possessed of style; fashionable; exciting
    slang
  13. a position on a scale; rating: a ranking in a tennis tournament.
  14. A. ADJ (esp US) → superior
    ADJ
  15. B. N1. → ránking m (Mil) → graduación f
    N
  16. n → posizione f, posto (in classifica)he holds the number two ranking → è in secondo posizione, è al secondo posto
    n

Equivalents

Examples

“Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) CEO Warren Buffett and Facebook's (FB) Mark Zuckerberg rank third and fourth in the world's richest rankings.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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