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noun
- 1. a position in a hierarchy or scale: "his world number-one ranking"
adjective
- 1. having a specified rank in a hierarchy: "high-ranking army officers"
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RANKING definition: 1. a rank or level, for example in a competition: 2. being the officer of highest rank present at…. Learn more.
Ranking definition: senior or superior in rank, position, etc.. See examples of RANKING used in a sentence.
The meaning of RANKING is having a high position. How to use ranking in a sentence.
a particular position, higher or lower than others: He's in the front /first rank of (= one of the best) international tennis players. Consumer preferences were placed in rank order from 1 to 5. ranks [ plural ] the members of a group or organization: party ranks Party ranks have swelled by nearly 300,000. See more. rise from/through the ranks.
Definitions of ranking. noun. position on a scale in relation to others. see more. adjective. having a higher rank. synonyms: higher-ranking, superior. senior. older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service. Pronunciation. US. /ˈreɪŋkɪŋ/ UK. /ˈræŋkɪŋ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Ranking."
(ræŋkɪŋ ) Word forms: plural rankings. 1. plural noun. In many sports, the list of the best players made by an official organization is called the rankings. ...the 25 leading teams in the world rankings. Goellner has shot up the rankings. Synonyms: league table More Synonyms of ranking. 2. countable noun [usually with poss]
rank·ing. (răng′kĭng) adj. Of the highest rank; preeminent. n. 1. 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. 2. A position in such a list.
noun. /ˈræŋkɪŋ/ the position of somebody/something on a scale that shows how good or important they are in relation to other similar people or things, especially in sport. He has improved his ranking this season from 67th to 30th. She has retained her No.1 world ranking. Extra Examples. Topics Sports: other sports c1. Definitions on the go.
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body. a social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces: the rank of captain. high position or station in the social or some similar scale: a woman of rank. a class in any scale of comparison.
As a verb, rank most commonly means to assign something a status or position to distinguish it from others in a group, as in Please rank the top five candidates in order from best to worst. It can also mean to have a particular rank or position, as in She ranks above all the other executives.
