rating:
(plural: ‘ratings‘)
(in British Navy) an ordinary sailor (not an officer); a seaman,
a rating (British Royal Navy seaman/sailor)
e.g.
After retiring from the Navy, most ratings buy a boat or yacht and set up a business of their own that has something to do with sea and travel.
Note: ‘Rating’ is more commonly used to refer to the tick or ok marks given to a person, business, service, website, etc. depending on the performance by several people, customers or fans, e.g. ‘This product has a very good rating from its customers.’, ‘Videos with pop music often get high ratings from the viewers.’, etc.
