Definition of rating in English English dictionary
- Present participle of rate
- A position on a scale
- An evaluation of status, especially of financial status
They have a poor credit rating.
- The status of a seaman, corresponding to rank in officers
- A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something
He has a high chess rating.
- A seaman in a warship
- standing or position on a scale
- The process by which the price of your insurance coverage is determined States are divided into rating territories Your insurance company bases part of the price of your policy on the claims history of all the drivers it insures in your territory Other factors such as your driving record and age also affect the rating
- The basis for an additional charge to the standard premium because the person insured is classified as a greater than normal risk usually resulting from impaired health or a hazardous occupation
- A number that is assigned to all tournament players after their first tournament The better the player the higher the rating should be The range is from about 200 to about 2900
- The ratings are the statistics published each week which show how popular each television programme is. CBS's ratings again showed huge improvement over the previous year
- For every sanctioned National SCRABBLE® Association tournament a new rating is computed for each of the contestants The raring represents how well an entrant is playing in relation to other players The higher the rating, the more skillful the player Ratings currently range from 400-2100
- A statement that, as part of a certification, sets forth special conditions, privileges or limitations
- Debt quality rating, or rating of the ability and willingness of a borrower (such as a bond issuer) to repay its lenders Independent agencies have their own classification systems (such as a scale from AAA for the best rating, down to D for the poorest rating)
- rank in a military organization
- The system used to determine the customer charge for each call Call charges are normally based on the time of day, the duration of the call, and any conditions specified in the contract between the subscriber and the carrier
- act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
- an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"
- The process of calculating the appropriate premium to charge purchasers, given the degree of risk represented by the individual or group, the expected costs to deliver medical services, and the expected marketability and competitiveness of the MCO's plan
- The size of the TV audience as measured by the number of TV-equipped households watching The total U S figure is about 92 million TV households, so each rating point equals about 920,000 homes watching A family with more than one set is counted as one unit Contrast with Share
- Usually stated in conjunction with SHARE, a rating is the percent of all people in a demographic group in a survey area that are tuned in to a specific station The number is derived by dividing the number of people tuned in by the total population of the survey area Example: There are 1 9 million people in the Denver Metropolitan area 12% of the people that own TV's are tuned in to Channel 4 Channel 4 has a 12 rating See also SHARE
- An evaluation or "guess-timate" of a prospective contributor's ability to contribute The rating becomes an asking figure for the solicitor to suggest in requesting a contribution or pledge Topic areas: Fundraising and Financial Sustainability
- {i} assessment, valuation; rank, grade, classification; percentage of the audience who tune in to a particular program (Broadcasting)
- During the underwriting process for insurance, the act of approving an application on a basis other than the basis for which the policy was applied for, including actions such as approving the application at a higher premium rate than applied for or with less coverage than applied for The resulting policy is said to be a rated policy
- The process (or computer system) used to determine the customer charge for each billable call, based on time, duration and customer contract terms and conditions
- - A measure of audience for a television or radio program, used to establish advertising rates
- A rating of something is a score or measurement of how good or popular it is. a value-for-money rating of ten out of ten see also credit rating
- The percentage of households that are tuned to a particular station at a particular time
- The assessment of business premises for the purposes of local taxation
- A numerical representation of a player's success rate and approximation of strength When a player wins a game, he/she is awarded points according to the strength of his/her opponent When a player loses, he/she loses points according to the strength of his/her opponent Additionally, when a player draws, he/she is often awarded approximately half of the amount of points he/she would have recieved for a win (and vice versa for a loss)
- the process of evaluating a candidate's experience, education, and/or training to determine whether he/she meets the established qualification standards for a position
- The process of determining rates for insurance policies or health contracts for individuals, groups, or classes of risks
- a quantitative score (eg, 0-100) or qualitative scale-point eg, very poor to very good) used to grade Internet health information sites to permit consumers to differentiate among such sites An independent ratings organization determines the score or scale-point and publishes and/or permits the rated site to publish it A rating differs from an award in that it provides consumers with a numerical score or scale-point for each rated Internet health information site, rather than a statement about one or a few selected sites, See also rating systems
- An assessment or judgement based on specific, defined criteria These generally, but not necessarily, relate to project success (i e achievement of project objectives)
- Rating is the core activity of prenegotiation preparation The purpose of rating is to use numerical expression to clearify negotiator's preference and utility level of individual negotiation issue, option and package In INSPIRE, the user is required to specify these three ratings according to personal preference and knowledge The utility function of individual negotiator is generated not only from the composition of the issue and option ratings but also from the decomposition of package evaluation According to the utility function, any adjustment of the package evaluation may lead to variation of utility level of other packages
- The application of a scale of words, colors, or numbers, used in conjunction with narrative, to denote the degree to which the proposal has met the standard for a noncost factor
- This refers to the characteristics such as volt ampere capacity, voltages, frequency and temperature rise for which the transformer is designed
- rating system
- (Televizyon) A motion picture rating system is designated to classify films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity, impudence or other types of mature content. A particular issued rating is called a certification
- rating agency
- Companies that rate the likelihood of a firm to default on its debt obligations
- rating agency
- Moody's or S&P or an internationally recognised securities rating agency which shall be substituted for S&P or Moody's or both
- rating agency
- In the insurance industry, an independent organization that evaluates the financial condition of insurers and provides information to potential customers of and investors in insurance companies
- rating agency
- An organization that assesses and issues opinions regarding the relative credit quality of bond issues The three major municipal bond rating agencies are Fitch Investors Service, Moody's Investors Service, and Standard and Poor's
- rating of companies
- relative placement of companies in relation to other companies which work in the same field
- rating scale
- (See scales)
- rating scale
- (Personalization User's Guide)
- rating scale
- A method of assessing preferences using a tool, typically a line or a depiction of a thermometer, with one end representing the best health state and one end representing the worst The respondent is asked to evaluate a given health state by placing it on the scale between these anchors
- rating scale
- A clear and concise list of criteria that student performance can be judged along a continuum Rating scales can be numeric, graphic, and/or descriptive
- rating scale
- A scale based on descriptive words or phrases that indicate performance levels Qualities of a performance are described (e g , advanced, intermed-iate, novice) in order to designate a level of achievement The scale may be used with rubrics or descriptions of each level of performance Topic areas: Accountability and Evaluation
- rating scale
- A device by which raters can record their judgments of others (or of themselves) on the traits defined by the scale
- rating scale
- A means of measuring interval or ratio data, wherein respondents rate a target on a given attribute using scaled values; for example, "Please rate your satisfaction with your current physician using a 10-point scale, where 10 means you are completely satisfied and 1 means you are not at all satisfied"
- rating scale
- a format for observing responses wherein the categories increase in the level of the variable they define, and this increase is uniform across all relevant agents of measurement
- rating system
- 2 or more (attribute) ratings related to the same Internet health information site determined by the same ratings organization at the same time A rating systems differs from a rating in that it provides consumers with 2 or more scores or scale-points, each of which pertains to a discrete aspect of the Internet health information site, eg, reliability of information, user-friendliness of the site See also rating
- rating system
- an objective method of ranking chess players which does not take into consideration the inherent beauty of a rose
- rating system
- a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount
- rating system
- An instrument for forming and validating a judgement on the relevance, performance and success of a programme or project through the use of a scale with numeric, alphabetic and/or descriptive codes
- able rating
- A rating who is qualified to perform certain duties of seamanship
- age rating
- A classification, applied to products, specifying a minimum age for a person using it
- credit rating
- An estimate, based on a company or person's history of borrowing and repayment and/or available financial resources, that is used by creditors to determine the maximum amount of credit it can extend to a without undue risk
- gross vehicle weight rating
- The maximum allowable total mass of a road vehicle or trailer when loaded
GVWR includes the weight of the vehicle itself plus fuel, passengers, cargo, and trailer tongue weight.
- output rating
- The expression of the stated power available at the output terminals of a transmitter when connected to the normal load or its equivalent
- output rating
- Under specified ambient conditions, the expression of the power that can be delivered by a device over a long period of time without overheating
- rate
- To consider or regard
He rated this book brilliant.
- rate
- The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another
At the height of his powers, he was producing pictures at the rate of four a year.
- rate
- The relative speed of change or progress
The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.
- rate
- To berate, scold
The successful monk, on the morrow morning, hastens home to Ely The successful monk, arriving at Ely, is rated for a goose and an owl; is ordered back to say that Elmset was the place meant.
- rate
- Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority
I hardly have enough left every month to pay the rates.
- rate
- To have position (in a certain class)
He rates as the best cyclist in the country.
- rate
- To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level
She is rated fourth in the country.
- rate
- The estimated worth of something; value
There shall no figure at such rate be set, / As that of true and faithfull Iuliet.
- rate
- A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc
Postal rates here are low.
- rate
- Speed
The car was speeding down here at a hell of a rate.
- rate
- (chiefly ) To evaluate a property's value for the purposes of local taxation
- rate
- The price of (an individual) thing; cost
He asked quite a rate to take me to the airport.
- rate
- A class into which ships were assigned based on condition, size etc.; by extension, rank
This textbook is first rate.
- rate
- amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans" be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly
- A rating
- grade
- Q rating
- {i} method for measuring the popularity and public recognition of entertainers (in television broadcasting)
- bond rating
- an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default; "bonds of the highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA
- bond rating
- Some financial information services rate bonds, thus telling investors how safe and secure an investment a particular bond is The highest-rated bonds are rated AAA
- bond rating
- A grade given to bonds that indicates the quality of the investment As in school, the more A's the better, ranging from AAA (very unlikely to default) to D (in default) Moody's Investment Services and Standard & Poor's are the two major bond-rating companies
- bond rating
- A rating based on the possibility of default by a bond issuer The ratings range from AAA (highly unlikely to default) to D (in default) See: Rating, investment grade
- bond rating
- A measure of the quality, safety, and potential performance of a bond issue Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's are two major companies that rate bonds
- bond rating
- A method of evaluating the possibility of default by a bond issuer Standard and Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, and Fitch's Investors Service analyze the financial strength of each bond's issuer, whether a corporation or a government body Their ratings range from AAA (highly unlikely to default) to D (in default) Bonds rated B or below are not investment grade--in other words, institutions that invest other people's money may not buy them under most state laws
- bond rating
- Both Standard and Poor's and Moody's Investor Services evaluate the probability of a bond issuer defaulting by analyzing the financial stability of the issuer Bonds are rated from AAA or Aaa, the top rating, to D, which means the issuer is currently in default Bonds with a BBB or Baa rating or below are considered high risk Read the prospectus to find out the ratings of bonds in the portfolio and those that may be considered for purchase
- bond rating
- Government or corporate bonds are rated by companies like the Dominion Bond Rating Service as to risk A Double-A rating, for example, would give investors an objective assessment as to how capable the issuer is of meeting its repayment obligations It's a risk assessment
- bond rating
- A system of evaluating the probability of whether a bond issuer will default Standard and Poor's Corp and Moody's Investors Services, among other firms, analyze the financial stability of both corporate and government bond issuers Ratings range from AAA or Aaa (extremely unlikely to default) to D (currently in default) Bonds rated BBB or below by S&P or Baa or below by Moody's are not considered to be of investment grade Mutual funds generally restrict their bond purchases to issues of certain quality ratings, which are specified in their prospectuses
- bond rating
- The classification of a bonds investment quality
- bond rating
- An evaluation of the financial strength of a bond issuer Ratings range from AAA (highly unlikely to default) to D (in default) Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investor Service are examples of two rating services
- bond rating
- An evaluation by investor advisory services indicating the probability of timely repayment of principal and interest on bonded indebtedness These ratings significantly influence the interest rate that a borrowing government must pay on its bond issues Montgomery County bonds are rated by three major advisory services: Moody's Investors Service, Standard and Poor's Corporation, and Fitch Investors Service The County continues to have the highest possible rating from each of these services
- bond rating
- (Economics) grade given to a bond that measures its safety and quality (usually between AAA - best and D - worst)
- bond rating
- Method of evaluating the possibility of default by a bond issuer Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, and Fitch's Investors Service analyze the financial strength of each bond's issuer, whether a corporation or a government body Their ratings range from AAA (highly unlikely to default) to D (in default)
- bond rating
- a rating on the possibilty of default, from AAA (highly unlikely) to D (default)
- bond rating
- A way of measuring the bond issuers ability to make good on its promise to pay the major bond rating agencies are Standard & Poors Corp and Moodys Inc
- bond rating
- An assessment of the likelihood that a bond issuer will pay the interest on its debt on time Bond ratings are assigned by independent agencies, such as Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's Ratings range from AAA or Aaa (highest) to D (in default) Bonds rated below B are not investment grade and are called high-yield or junk bonds Since the likelihood of default is greater on such bonds, issues are forced to pay higher interest rates to attract investors See "Types of Bonds " BACK TO TOP
- bond rating
- A grade given to bonds that indicates the quality of the investment The more A's the better, ranging from AAA (very unlikely to default) to D (in default) Moody's Investment Services and Standard & Poor's are the two major bond rating companies
- bond rating
- An assessment of the likelihood that investors will receive the promised interest and principal payments on time Bond ratings are assigned by independent agencies, such as Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's
- bond rating
- A judgment about the ability of the bond issuer to fulfill its obligation to pay interest and repay the principal when due The best-known bond-rating companies are Standard & Poor's and Moody's Their rating systems, although slightly different, both use a letter-grade system, with triple-A the highest rating and C or D the lowest
- bond rating
- The grading of a debt security with respect to the issuer's ability to meet interest and principal payments in a timely manner See AAA, AA/Aa, BBB/Baa, BB/Ba
- boost rating
- raise the percentage of viewers
- cetane rating
- (Otomotiv) Similar to octane in gasoline, this is a diesel oil rating based on the time lapse between fuel injection and ignition to determine how easily the oil ignites and how fast it burns. See also octane rating
- community rating
- A system of billing for insurance costs on the basis of average claims experience for the general population as opposed to the claims experience of the particular employer For example most HMOs use a community-rated billing system based on the entire client population of the HMO See also experience rating
- community rating
- Using the same premium rates for a specific group without considering loss experience
- community rating
- Method of establishing health insurance premiums on a communitywide rather than group-specific basis The premium is based on a blend of the average cost of actual and anticipated health services use by all enrollees in a geographic area or industry and does not consider variables such as claims experience, age, sex, or health status of the covered population Community rating spreads the cost of illness more evenly over the whole community Federally qualified HMOs must community rate
- community rating
- Under this rating system, the charge for insurance to all insureds depends on the medical and hospital costs in the community or area to be covered Individual characteristics of the insureds are not considered at all (H)
- community rating
- A method of determining premiums for health insurance which ensures that all subscribers or a particular class of subscribers pay the same rate for the same level of benefits and that anticipated costs are spread evenly among all contracts; setting health insurance premiums based on the average cost of providing medical services to all people in a geographic area, without adjusting for each individual's medical history or likelihood of using such services
- community rating
- [Health] a method of rating that produces identical rates for all members of an identified pool or class, based on the expected costs for these members as a group; the principle of equal rates for all members of the community may vary only by certain broad classifications within the community, such as family status (single versus family coverage), and occasionally by wide geographic areas [similar to ASOP No 18]
- community rating
- A rating method that determines a single average premium based on the characteristics and claims experience of an entire membership such as an HMO or an insurance pool Age, lifestyle, industry, health factors and gender are not used to determine rates (See Adverse Selection )
- community rating
- Insuring everyone in a specific region for about the same price Premiums are based on the potential health risks or claims experience of the entire population in the area
- community rating
- A method for determining health insurance premiums based on actual or anticipated costs in a specific geographic location as opposed to an experience rating that looks at individual characteristics of the insureds
- community rating
- Calculating the price of health insurance premiums according to the characteristics or utilization of the entire community, not just the insured population Today, insurers frequently charge higher rates for less healthy individuals With community rating, everyone who lives in the same area pays an equal amount for health insurance
- community rating
- the practice of using the same rate structure for all subscribers to a medical expense plan, regardless of their past or potential loss experience and regardless of whether coverage is written on an individual or a group basis
- community rating
- Setting insurance rates based on the average cost of providing health services to all people in a geographic area, without adjusting for each individual's medical history or likelihood of using medical services
- community rating
- Determining HMO capitation rates without respect to characteristics or utilization of the subject population HMOs can vary premium offerings according to benefit packages, but not by health status Thus, an employed group with characteristics likely to lead to high utilization cannot be charged a higher rate than a group without such characteristics
- community rating
- Setting insurance rates based on the average cost of providing health services to all people in a geographic area without adjusting for each individual's medical history or likelihood of using medical services
- community rating
- Setting insurance rates based on the average cost of providing health care services to all people in a geographic area, without adjusting for each individuals medical history or likelihood of using medical services
- community rating
- In medical insurance plans, the evaluation method used to determine premiums charged by service-plan insurers by averaging the charge for the insurance among all insureds according to hospital and medical costs in the community, without differentiation among insureds in terms of the individual risk assumed by the insurer The communitywide rate is a flat sum, varying only with the amount of benefits, regardless of age, sex, occupation or condition of health (See also: Blue Cross )
- community rating
- Community rating is a method of HMO rate calculation where the rate charged to a group or to an individual for HMO coverage is based on the profit or loss experience of the HMOs entire population
- community rating
- a situation in which all members of an insurance pool are charged the same premium, regardless of their risk status
- community rating
- The rating methodology required of federally qualified HMOs and of HMOs under the laws of many states, and occasionally indemnity plans under certain circumstances The HMO must obtain the same amount of money per member for all members in the plan, Community rating does allow for variability by allowing the HMO to factor in differences for age, sex, mix (average contract size), and industry factors; not all factors are necessarily allowed under state laws, however (also see Experience rating)
- community rating
- A rating method that sets premiums for financing medical care according to the health plan's expected costs of providing medical benefits to the community as a whole rather than to any sub-group within the community Both low-risk and high-risk classes are factored into community rating, which spreads the expected medical care costs across the entire community
- community rating
- A rating system for establishing capitated rates based upon the average costs of providing health services to all individuals within a geographic region Community rating is fairly basic, in that it does not adjust for each individual's medical history or the likelihood an individual will use medical services
- community rating
- A method of calculating health plan premiums using the average cost of actual or anticipated health services for all subscribers within a specific geographic area The premium does not vary for different groups or subgroups of subscribers to reflect their specific claims experience or health status Under modified community rating (the most common form), rates may vary based on subscribers' specific demographic characteristics (such as age and gender), but rate variation based on individuals' health status, claims experience, or policy duration is prohibited "Pure" community rating prohibits rate variation based on demographic as well as health factors, and all subscribers in an area pay the same rate
- community rating
- A method for setting health insurance rates in which everyone in a specific area is charged the same premium rather than having it adjusted individually according to a person's health history The rate is usually based on the average cost of delivering health care to people living in that area
- credit rating
- Credit worthiness assigned to an individual based on current credit, credit history, and financial standing
- credit rating
- a numerical score calculated using the information in your credit file The credit rating is often used to determine an individual's credit worthiness and is sometimes referred to as a credit score
- credit rating
- A calculation based on one's personal credit history, provided by credit bureaus to lenders, that predicts future credit performance
- credit rating
- Borrowers are rated by lenders according to the borrower's credit-worthiness or risk profile Credit ratings are expressed as letter grades such as A-, B, or C+ These ratings are based on various factors such as a borrower's payment history, foreclosures, bankruptcies and charge-offs There is no exact science to rating a borrower's credit, and different lenders may assign different grades to the same borrower
- credit rating
- A grade assigned to a business concern to denote the net worth and credit standing to which the concern is entitled in the opinion of the rating agency as a result of its investigation
- credit rating
- Evaluation of an individual or corporation's history of repaying past loans Credit ratings are used as a benchmark to assess the future ability of a creditor to pay back loans
- credit rating
- A rating created by authorized credit agencies that denotes a person's credit history
- credit rating
- A measure of a bond issuer's creditworthiness as rated by an independent agency, such as Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services Ratings are set as a reflection of the perceived financial stability of the issuer, from AAA to D Bonds rated Baa or higher by Moody's, or BBB or higher by S&P, are considered "investment grade " Conservative investors tend to select funds composed of all AAA rated bonds, or "investment grade" bonds More aggressive investors, looking for high yields, are more interested in funds that invest in lower rated bonds Moody's Standard & Poor's Aaa AAA AaAA AA BaaBBB BaBB BB Caa CCC CaCC CC DDD DD D
- credit rating
- A formal evaluation of a company's financial health and ability to repay debt obligations, conducted by a rating agency such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fitch IBCA and Duff & Phelps The agency's evaluation is summarized in a rating, such as BB
- credit rating
- an assessment of a cardholders credit history as scored by one of the major credit scoring agents; rated as A, B, or C
- credit rating
- A rating given to a person based on experience managing credit (credit cards, mortgage, loans, etc ), reliability making loan payments current financial condition (income, savings, outstanding debt, etc ) and other factors People with strong credit ratings tend to qualify for lower-cost loans, while people with weaker ratings might have to pay a higher interest rate
- credit rating
- Borrowers are rated by lenders according to the borrower's credit-worthiness or risk profile Credit ratings are expressed as letter grades such as A, B, C, D or F These ratings are based on various factors such as a borrower's payment history, foreclosures, bankruptcies and charge-offs There is no exact science to rating a borrower's credit, and different lenders may assign different grades to the same borrower
- credit rating
- An assessment of a persons ability (or history) of debt repayment Most information in a credit rating comes from companies that an individual has credit with such as the banks, department stores, finance companies etc as well as from certain public records such as lawsuits, tax liens, judgments and bankruptcies
- credit rating
- Official investigation of a company's or individual's history of repaying obligations; performed by a credit agency
- credit rating
- Credit agencies are companies that keep track of how you pay your debts (bills) Do you pay on time? Do you make the required payments? When you want to borrow money from a bank or apply for a credit card, the bank or the credit card company will ask a credit agency to rate you Lenders want to know if you are a reliable bill payer before they approve your loan or credit card
- credit rating
- A predictor of the ability to pay back a loan The credit rating is a result of credit scoring
- credit rating
- A credit reporting agency's ranking of a persons credit worthiness or the way a person lias repaid his/her debts A lender uses an applicants history and rating to decided whether or not to make a loan
- credit rating
- a rating given a person or company to establish credit worthiness based upon present financial condition, experience and past credit history
- credit rating
- The degree of credit worthiness assigned to a person based on credit history and financial status
- credit rating
- An assessment of a cardholder's credit history as scored by one of the major credit scoring agents; rated as A, B, or C
- credit rating
- a rating given to a person or company that establishes credit-worthiness based upon present financial condition, experience, and past credit history
- credit rating
- An evaluation of your ability to pay back a loan It is based on your current financial situation and past performance in debt repayment It takes into account any defaults (see Breach) and slow repayments
- credit rating
- -An evaluation by a creditor or credit-reporting agency that reflects a debtor's credit history based on his or her payment pattern
- credit rating
- An assessment of your ability to repay debt based on past performance Credit Reporting Agencies collect data from over 4,000 subscribers in Australia including financial institutions, telecommunication providers, and retailers When you apply for a loan or any service where you are sent a bill, like a mobile phone, the financier checks with a credit reporting agency to see if you've had repayment problems in the past They use the information provided by the credit reporting agency to help assess if it will lend you money or supply you with a service Failure to repay debt may impact your credit rating If you've never applied for credit or haven't used credit in the last five years then it's unlikely that a credit reporting agency will have information about you A copy of your credit file can be obtained by writing to the credit reporting agency
- credit rating
- The degree of credit worthiness assigned to a person based on credit history and financial status
- credit rating
- A calculation based on one's personal credit history, provided by credit bureaus to lenders, that predicts future credit performance
- credit rating
- A measure of a bond issuer's creditworthiness as rated by an independent agency, such as Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investor Services Ratings are set as a reflection of the perceived financial stability of the issuer, from AAA to D Bonds rated Baa or higher by Moody's, or BBB or higher by S&P, are considered "investment grade " Conservative investors tend to select funds composed of all AAA rated bonds, or "investment grade" bonds More aggressive investors, looking for high yields, are more interested in funds that invest in lower rated bonds Moody's Standard & Poor's Aaa AAA AaAA AA BaaBBB BaBB BB Caa CCC CaCC CC DDD DD D
- credit rating
- a rating given to a person or company that establishes credit-worthiness based upon present financial condition, experience, and past credit history
- credit rating
- a rating given a person or company to establish credit worthiness based upon present financial condition, experience and past credit history
- credit rating
- A rating created by authorized credit agencies that denotes a person's credit history
- credit rating
- Borrowers are rated by lenders according to the borrower's credit-worthiness or risk profile Credit ratings are expressed as letter grades such as A, B, C, D or F These ratings are based on various factors such as a borrower's payment history, foreclosures, bankruptcies and charge-offs There is no exact science to rating a borrower's credit, and different lenders may assign different grades to the same borrower
- credit rating
- credit check, extent of a borrower's ability to repay credit that will be extended to him
- credit rating
- A grade assigned to a business concern to denote the net worth and credit standing to which the concern is entitled in the opinion of the rating agency as a result of its investigation
- credit rating
- A predictor of the ability to pay back a loan The credit rating is a result of credit scoring
- credit rating
- a numerical score calculated using the information in your credit file The credit rating is often used to determine an individual's credit worthiness and is sometimes referred to as a credit score
- credit rating
- A rating given to a person based on experience managing credit (credit cards, mortgage, loans, etc ), reliability making loan payments current financial condition (income, savings, outstanding debt, etc ) and other factors People with strong credit ratings tend to qualify for lower-cost loans, while people with weaker ratings might have to pay a higher interest rate
- credit rating
- an assessment of a cardholders credit history as scored by one of the major credit scoring agents; rated as A, B, or C
- credit rating
- Credit worthiness assigned to an individual based on current credit, credit history, and financial standing
- credit rating
- Borrowers are rated by lenders according to the borrower's credit-worthiness or risk profile Credit ratings are expressed as letter grades such as A-, B, or C+ These ratings are based on various factors such as a borrower's payment history, foreclosures, bankruptcies and charge-offs There is no exact science to rating a borrower's credit, and different lenders may assign different grades to the same borrower
- credit rating
- Credit agencies are companies that keep track of how you pay your debts (bills) Do you pay on time? Do you make the required payments? When you want to borrow money from a bank or apply for a credit card, the bank or the credit card company will ask a credit agency to rate you Lenders want to know if you are a reliable bill payer before they approve your loan or credit card
- credit rating
- A credit reporting agency's ranking of a persons credit worthiness or the way a person lias repaid his/her debts A lender uses an applicants history and rating to decided whether or not to make a loan
- credit rating
- An assessment of a cardholder's credit history as scored by one of the major credit scoring agents; rated as A, B, or C
- credit rating
- Your credit rating is a judgment of how likely you are to pay money back if you borrow it or buy things on credit. An estimate of the amount of credit that can be extended to a company or person without undue risk. a judgment made by a bank or other company about how likely a person or business is to pay their debts
- credit rating
- -An evaluation by a creditor or credit-reporting agency that reflects a debtor's credit history based on his or her payment pattern
- credit rating
- A formal evaluation of a company's financial health and ability to repay debt obligations, conducted by a rating agency such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fitch IBCA and Duff & Phelps The agency's evaluation is summarized in a rating, such as BB
- credit rating
- An assessment of your ability to repay debt based on past performance Credit Reporting Agencies collect data from over 4,000 subscribers in Australia including financial institutions, telecommunication providers, and retailers When you apply for a loan or any service where you are sent a bill, like a mobile phone, the financier checks with a credit reporting agency to see if you've had repayment problems in the past They use the information provided by the credit reporting agency to help assess if it will lend you money or supply you with a service Failure to repay debt may impact your credit rating If you've never applied for credit or haven't used credit in the last five years then it's unlikely that a credit reporting agency will have information about you A copy of your credit file can be obtained by writing to the credit reporting agency
- credit rating
- Evaluation of an individual or corporation's history of repaying past loans Credit ratings are used as a benchmark to assess the future ability of a creditor to pay back loans
- credit rating
- An evaluation of your ability to pay back a loan It is based on your current financial situation and past performance in debt repayment It takes into account any defaults (see Breach) and slow repayments
- credit rating
- An assessment of a persons ability (or history) of debt repayment Most information in a credit rating comes from companies that an individual has credit with such as the banks, department stores, finance companies etc as well as from certain public records such as lawsuits, tax liens, judgments and bankruptcies
- credit rating
- Official investigation of a company's or individual's history of repaying obligations; performed by a credit agency
- fire rating
- Measurment used by independent labs to determine resistance to fire
- fire rating
- The rating given a commercial structure classifying it as a one, two or three-hour rating, as defined by the National Fire Code or Uniform Fire Code Different components of a building may be rated separate from the entire building, such as the ceiling, walls, or exterior
- gross rating points
- GRP's is the sum of the rating percentage achieved Since GRP's take into account duplication, the total percentage of all exposures, GRPs may exceed 100% (or 100 points) Expressed as an absolute number, GRP's is referred to as Gross Impressions or Gross Audience
- gross rating points
- The summation of the exposure opportunities (expressed as a percentage of the target universe) for all the elements in a media schedule
- gross rating points
- GRPs for outdoor refer to daily circulation, with one rating point representing a circulation equal to 1% of the market population
- gross rating points
- Total number of rating points, either households or demo, delivered by an advertisers schedule
- gross rating points
- A measure of the overall media exposure of consumer households (reach times frequency)
- gross rating points
- A measure of the total gross weight delivered by a vehicle (or vehicles) It is the sum of the ratings for the individual announcements or programs A rating point means an audience of 1 percent of the coverage base Hence 150 gross rating points means 1 5 messages per average home Gross rating points are duplicated ratings Also, reach times frequency equals GRPs
- gross rating points
- Reach times average frequency This is a measure of the advertising weight delivered by a vehicle or vehicles within a given time period
- gross rating points
- A measure of the overall advertising exposure of consumer households
- gross rating points
- GRPs are the sum of the rating percentage achieved Since GRPs take into account duplication, the total percentage of all exposures, the number may exceed 100 Expressed as an absolute number, GRPs are referred to as Gross Impressions or Gross Audience
- octane rating
- (Otomotiv) A method of rating gasoline by measuring its ability to resist knocking, or pinging, in internal combustion engines. Engines with higher compression ratios require higher octane gasoline
- rate
- The rate at which something happens is the number of times it happens over a period of time. New diet books appear at a rate of nearly one a week His heart rate was 30 beats per minute slower
- rate
- A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value; esp
- rate
- The pricing factor that the insurance company bases their insurance buyer's premium
- rate
- To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently
- rate
- To like; to think highly of
- rate
- To deserve; to be worth
- rate
- The pricing factor upon which the insurance buyer's premium is based
- rate
- To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device
- rate
- be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"
- rate
- To evaluate or estimate the value of
- rate
- To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree
- rate
- be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly
- rate
- If you rate someone or something as good or bad, you consider them to be good or bad. You can also say that someone or something rates as good or bad. Of all the men in the survey, they rate themselves the least fun-loving and the most responsible Most rated it a hit We rate him as one of the best She rated the course highly Reading books does not rate highly among Britons as a leisure activity. the most highly rated player in English football
- rate
- To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the ship rates as a ship of the line
- rate
- (1) The amount charged by a communications medium to an advertiser based on per unit of space or time purchased The rate may vary from national to local campaigns, or may be a fixed rate (2) To estimate a particular mediaÃs audience size based on a research sample
- rate
- The price for $100 or $1,000 of insurance, usually for one year, expressed in dollars and cents Alternatively, the rate is the premium for a specified amount of insurance, for a specified time
- rate
- To have value or standing
- rate
- You use at any rate to indicate that what you have just said might be incorrect or unclear in some way, and that you are now being more precise. She modestly suggests that `sex, or at any rate gender, may account for the difference'
- rate
- This is the cost of a unit of insurance (usually $1,000 worth) Insurance is based on the history of loss experience for similar risks What a driver pays for auto insurance is based in part on past experience by that company with drivers of the same age, sex, marital status, driving record and similar make and model of car
- rate
- The rate of taxation or interest is the amount of tax or interest that needs to be paid. It is expressed as a percentage of the amount that is earned, gained as profit, or borrowed. The government insisted that it would not be panicked into interest rate cuts
- rate
- assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
- rate
- To ratify
- rate
- A price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard
- rate
- That which is established as a measure or criterion; degree; standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate of movement; rate of interest is the ratio of the interest to the principal, per annum
- rate
- The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc
- rate
- To berate
- rate
- {f} assess, appraise, determine value; grade, classify, sort
- rate
- If you say that at this rate something bad or extreme will happen, you mean that it will happen if things continue to develop as they have been doing. At this rate they'd be lucky to get home before eight-thirty or nine. To express reproof. discount rate bank rate exchange rate reaction rate
- rate
- amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
- rate
- The annual rate of interest on a loan, expressed as a percentage of 100
- rate
- An amount measured in relation to another amount
- rate
- If you rate someone or something, you think that they are good. It's flattering to know that other clubs have shown interest and seem to rate me
- rate
- The speed or frequency of occurrence of an event, usually expressed with respect to time or some other known standard (CMD 1997) Death rate or mortality rate is the number of deaths in a specified population, usually expressed per 100 000 population, over a given period, usually 1 year Morbidity rate is the number of cases per year of certain diseases in relation to the population in which they occur Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths per year of live-born infants less than 1 year of age divided by the number of live births in the same year Peak expiratory flow rate is the maximum rate of exhalation during forced expiration, measured in litres per second or litres per minute
- rate
- The job openings rate is computed by dividing the number of job openings by the sum of employment and job openings and multiplying that quotient by 100 All other data element rates (hires, total separations, quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations) are computed by dividing the data element level by employment and multiplying that quotient by 100
- rate
- The pricing criteria upon which an insurance premium is based, it is the cost of a given unit of insurance Registered keeper - The person who looks after a vehicle, not always the owner For example, you may use a car that is owned by someone else in which case you would be the registered keeper