You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 23.

Turtle Day

Today’s word is rating, spelled r-a-t-i-n-g.

rating /ˈreɪtɪŋ/ ●●○ noun

a measurement of how good or popular someone or something is

The government's approval/popularity rating sank to an all-time low.

By the end of the year the prime minister’s approval rating (=how many people agreed with his policies) had fallen as low as 12 percent.

The governor’s overall approval rating stood at 55.7%, a slight decline from 57.3% in March.

— Russell Blair, courant.com, "64% in Connecticut support legal weed, poll says, as lawmakers weigh issue ahead of June 9 adjournment," 18 May 2021

ratings [plural]

a list of television and radio programs showing how popular they are:

Advertisers are interested in ratings.

The show has fallen in the ratings this week.

CBS will end the series if it continues to drop in the ratings.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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