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rank order

rank order

1 3.9
A list of people or things arranged from most to least important
  • noun
  • /ræŋk ˈɔrdər/
translation icon : orden de rango
  • Six major categories of fears were identified; in rank order, they include animals, nothing, hazards, fire, plants, and debris.
  • rank order correlation
  • rank order of importance
  • rank order positions

Now I want to share with you my favorite milks in ranking order.

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Examples

  • OK, we are one for one, the same ingredients in order, in rank order in the universe.

  • The first column of Table I displays the states in rank order with respect to gender equality.

    Academic text (1990)
  • And so those have a rank order, which also makes a lot of sense, right?

  • The other method of assessing value change, as noted earlier, is movement of at least four rank order positions.

    Academic text (2002)
  • You number them all in rank order and the one refers to the primary vote and then the subsequent numbers of the preferences.

  • For each version in turn, it shows the top and bottom ends of the authorial rank order.

    Academic text (2002)
  • From the list of institutions arranged in rank order, the target institution makes the final selection of an institution peer group.

    Academic text (2002)
  • An overall rank order of medians was used to develop a scaling of risks.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The first column in Table 1 lists the 14 topics (boldface) in descending rank order.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The teacher created a rank order of students based on their test scores.

Synonyms

arrangement
vsrank order
135 2.7

The way things are placed or organized in a place

is specifically about ranking items by position and importance
hierarchy
vsrank order
98 5.8

A system that puts people and things in order by rank or power

is a single list of positions rather than a broader system
ranking
vsrank order
73 2.9

A place on a list that shows how important someone is compared to others

is about arranging items by relative importance and position
standing
vsrank order
52 3.2

An ordered list showing who is first or second in a competition

is a general arrangement by status or importance beyond contests
ordering
vsrank order
18 2.7

Arranging things in a particular sequence so they are easy to find

is specifically about relative position or importance rather than any sequence
pecking order
vsrank order
13 4.2

How people in a group are arranged by who has more power or status

is a general arrangement by position across contexts, not only groups
order of priority
vsrank order
1 3.4

A way to arrange tasks by how important or urgent they are

focuses on relative position or importance, not only task urgency

Antonyms

438 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

19 5.4

A lack of any predictable order or plan

How Ordered

hierarchy
98 5.8
rank order
1 3.9
sorted
1.8
grouped
2.0
unordered
1 4.1

Surface Forms

rank order singular
rank orders plural

Morphology

rank + order

The meaning 'an arrangement according to relative rank' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'rank' (level or position) with 'order' (sequence or arrangement). This noun-noun composition follows a common and predictable pattern (ordering by a specified criterion) that a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer, and similar constructions exist across many languages.

Etymology

Rank order comes from the clear image of soldiers or people lined up by their rank, so there is a strict order from highest to lowest. So, it means putting people or things in a list by 'importance' or 'position'.