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

In general, a bond is considered to be below-investment-grade if it is unrated or if it is rated below BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or Fitch, or below Baa3 by Moody’s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

"This means that all unrated experiences will be filtered out of search and any public or recommended sorts for users under 13."

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

We don’t fact-check opinions, so we will leave this unrated.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

There should be an unrated version at some point.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2023

Of these there were twenty-three classes comprised within the second-rates, exclusive of two unrated classes—namely, hulks and shallops or row-barges.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles