bond ratingnoun
ukusFINANCE[ C ] a description of the quality of a particular bond and the level of risk thought to be involved in buying it:
'AAA' is the highest grade bond rating.
bond ratingadjective [ before noun ]
ukusFINANCEa bond rating company describes the quality of particular bonds and the level of risk thought to be involved in buying them:
Two major bond rating agencies lowered Tennessee's bond rating.