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five-star rating

five-star rating

1 2.5
The highest quality score on a five-point scale
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪv stɑr ˈreɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : calificación de cinco estrellas
  • But I wanna meet at La Bottega del Gelato because it has a five-star rating.

And if you are listening, give us a five star rating.

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Examples

  • That kind of service has earned Policy Genius a five star rating across thousands of reviews on Trustpilot and Google.

  • Thus far, 3,606 of the 4,099 user reviews on the iTunes App Store have given the game a perfect five-star rating.

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  • Yeah, but she got a five star rating.

  • Someones trying to get a five star rating.

  • Make sure I get a five-star rating, junior.

  • I expect a five-star rating.

  • The likelihood that the user will grant your app a positive review and a five-star rating is much higher.

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  • He is the youngest chef ever to achieve a five-star rating.

  • The restaurant received a five-star rating for its exceptional cuisine and service.

  • Thanks to its luxurious amenities, the hotel maintains a prestigious five-star rating.

Synonyms

five-star review
vsfive-star rating
2 2.0

A very positive rating that says a product or service is top quality

is a simple score used to show the highest quality

Antonyms

one-star review
  • Texting
2 2.8

A comment that gives the lowest rating, usually one star

How Good

five-star rating
1 2.5
one-star review
  • Texting
2 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

five-star + rating

The meaning 'highest standard on a five-point scale' is directly derivable from the parts: 'five-star' (five + star indicating top-quality rating) combined with 'rating' (an evaluation or score). This numeric+star evaluative pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows a straightforward compositional logic, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Five-star rating comes from the simple picture of giving five bright stars to show how good something is; imagine a hotel or product shown with five shining stars. Because five is the top number on a common five-point scale, a five-star rating means 'the best' or 'highest quality'.