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| credit rating |
a rating of the worthiness of an individual or company to be extended credit, based on previous repayment of debts, financial stability, and the like. |
| five-star |
having a rating of five stars out of five, conventionally the highest rating a hotel, restaurant, or the like receives from professional critics. |
| G |
abbreviation of "general audiences," a film rating signifying that a film is appropriate for viewers of all ages. |
| NC17 |
abbreviation of "no children under seventeen," persons under seventeen not admitted (used as a film rating). |
| octane number |
a number that designates the antiknock properties of a gasoline, based on the percentage of isooctane in it; octane rating. |
| PG |
abbreviation of "parental guidance suggested," (used as a film rating). |
| PG-13 |
abbreviation of "parental guidance suggested; may not be suitable for those under thirteen years" (used as a film rating). |
| R1 |
abbreviation of "restricted; those under eighteen must be accompanied by an adult" (used as a film rating). |
| -rater |
someone or something that has (such) a rating. |
| X1 |
abbreviation of "persons under eighteen not admitted" (formerly used as a film rating). |
| X-rated |
of a film, performance, or the like, formerly given, or deserving of, a rating of X because of its explicit sexual activity, obscenity, or violence. (See X.) |
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