Meaning of ranking | Babel Free
ˈɹæn.kɪŋDefinitions
- One’s relative placement in a list.
- present participle and gerund of rank
- Of the highest rank; preeminent.
- Having a specified rank
- senior or superior in rank, position, etc.
- Superior in rank
- 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.
- Prominent or outstanding
- A position in such a list.
- The placing of something in a list, for comparison with others
- chiefly US and Canadian prominent; high-ranking
- slang Caribbean possessed of style; fashionable; exciting
- a position on a scale; rating: a ranking in a tennis tournament.
- A. ADJ (esp US) → superior
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B. N1. → ránking m (Mil) → graduación f N
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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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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