ranking

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Superior in rank.

   Eldred Pottinger was now the ranking political officer and had negotiated—at the insistence of the army's officers—an unmolested passage to Jalalabad.

2. 2
   adj

   Prominent or outstanding.

   In a region as large and sparsely populated as this, it is not surprising that there are few cities. Hu-ho-hao-t’e and Pao-t’ou are the two ranking cities of Inner Mongolia. Hu-ho-hao-t’e, the capital of the region, is one of China's famous ancient cities; it was once a trade center to which the wool, hides, food, and medicine from the surrounding grasslands were brought.

3. 3
   noun

   One’s relative placement in a list, especially to indicate relative quality, size, success etc.

   Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) CEO Warren Buffett and Facebook's (FB) Mark Zuckerberg rank third and fourth in the world's richest rankings.

4. 4
   adj

   having a higher rank

5. 5
   noun

   position on a scale in relation to others in a sport

6. 6
   verb

   present participle and gerund of rank

7. 7
   adj

   Having a specified rank.

8. 8
   noun

   The placing of something in a list, for comparison with others.