Why is it das Rating?

Rating ends in -ing, and most nouns ending in -ing are neuter: in a German dictionary, 84% of them take das.

All nouns ending in -ing
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Assessment, evaluation of a company by external

[1] Einschätzung, Bewertung eines Unternehmens durch Externe

Examples

[1] FullPower AG has a rating of A Ä

[1] Die Fullpower AG hat ein Rating von A+.

[1] "With a lower rating, future loans will be more expensive for the USA - which the loads could make even more oppressive"

[1] „Mit niedrigerem Rating werden künftige Kredite für die USA teurer - was die Lasten noch drückender machen könnte.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Rating die Ratings
Genitiv des Ratings der Ratings
Dativ dem Rating den Ratings
Akkusativ das Rating die Ratings

Pronunciation

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