graduatoria

ranking list, standings

noun grah-dwah-TOH-ryah Less Common

Origin: From graduare ('to grade, rank') + -toria, a noun suffix indicating a process or list.

Also means

merit list

Usage Note

Graduatoria is the standard Italian term for an official ranked list used to allocate positions — school placements, civil service jobs, university admissions. Getting a position in graduatoria means being on the waiting list; being fuori graduatoria means not making the cut at all.

Examples

"È al primo posto in graduatoria."

Natural Translation

He is in first place on the ranking list.

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