Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• RATING
  
  in securities trading, a formal opinion given by an independent, professional service on the credit standing of the issuer of a bond and on the investment quality of the security. The opinion is normally expressed in letters: AAA, Baa-l, etc.
  
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