ranking

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɹæŋ.kɪŋ/ UK /ˈɹæn.kɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #15989

Meanings

1

noun
A person's or thing's position in an ordered list, showing relative quality or success.

The team climbed to second place in the world rankings.
2

adj
Having the highest rank or position; most senior.

She is the ranking officer on duty tonight.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · having the highest rank or... superior

Word family

Forms rankings

Derived forms high-rankingmidrankingtop-rankingunranking

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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