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ranking

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
  12. slang Caribbean possessed of style; fashionable; exciting
  13. a position on a scale; rating: a ranking in a tennis tournament.
  14. A. ADJ (esp US) → superior
  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

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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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