Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of ranking
"The new report showed a significant drop in our rankings compared to last year's data."
In plain English: Rankings are a list that shows how people or things compare to each other based on their performance or quality.
"The new college rankings are based on academic performance and graduation rates."
Derived from the Old Norse verb rænkja meaning to twist, this term originally referred to twisting or winding something into a coil before evolving to denote an ordered list of competitors based on performance.