ratio
noun
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second.
ratios
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pluralof ratio.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I spent my career as a bond analyst and was always surprised at how differently the rating agencies rate states from corporations with comparable leverage ratios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The P/E ratios are based on rolling consensus 12-month earnings-per-share estimates among analysts polled by LSEG.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
To be sure, the expense ratios for equal-weighted funds are higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Capex-to-operating cash flow ratios are up significantly and several firms will likely turn FCF negative in 2026-2027 as AI infrastructure and chip-procurement accelerate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In terms of ratios, coins behave nicely: the ratio of heads to tails gets closer to 1 as the number of flips grows.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
