unrated

American  

[uhn-rey-tid] / ʌnˈreɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. not having or not given a rating or ranking.

   The safety rating for this car applies only to the diesel version—the gasoline versions are unrated.

2. (of a motion picture) not given a rating by the MPA.

   The Blu-ray edition includes the theatrical release as well as an extended, unrated cut and a heap of additional found footage.

3. not having been assigned a creditworthiness rating, as a financial instrument.

   The fund may invest no more than 10 percent of its total assets in lower-rated or unrated corporate bonds, commonly referred to as junk bonds.

4. not having earned a competition ranking or rating, as a sports team or athlete.

   Unrated players will be given a provisional rating for the purposes of assigning tournament opponents.

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Etymology

Origin of unrated

First recorded in 1645–55; un- ¹ ( def. ) + rated ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Ratings battles can help gin up publicity, but an unrated or NC-17 film is also closed off of screening or advertising in numerous places.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

A decision has been made by the project’s partners to release the film unrated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023

The letter listed a series of risk areas including the £370m invested in unrated bonds, high levels of debt and "huge exposure" to local authority funding.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2022

So how did an unrated, almost two-and-a-half-hour slasher film — made for $250,000 and starring nobody you’ve heard of — become the little horror movie that could?

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2022

Students are unrated; examinations, when their instructors consider them ready, will rate them as Specialist, Generalist, or Extra Class.

From Concordance A Terran Empire concordance by Wilson, Ann