rating agencynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈreɪ.tɪŋ ˌeɪ.dʒən.si//ˈreɪ.t̬ɪŋ ˌeɪ.dʒən.si/also ratings agency, credit rating agency, credit ratings agencyan organization that gives ratings (= scores) to people, companies, or countries according to how safe it is to lend money to them:
Rating agencies are important players in the financial markets.
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People who analyse and judge
- -basher
- adjudicator
- arbiter
- censor
- court of inquiry
- critic
- examiner
- external examiner
- investigator
- judge
- jury
- moderator
- monitor
- panel
- panellist
- referee
- reviewer
- star chamber
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Analysing and evaluating
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