relative to

Idioms  

1. Correspondent or proportionate to, as in Relative to its size, Boston has a great many universities, or It's important to get all the facts relative to the collision. Another form of this idiom is, meaning “in reference or with regard to,” as in Demand is high in relation to supply, or That argument changes nothing with relation to our plans for hiring workers. The usages with relative date from the second half of the 1700s, those with relation from the late 1500s.

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Example Sentences

What causes White much angst is that interest rates need only rise a small amount relative to nominal growth in an economy to start posing real consternation for central bankers and finance ministries.

From MarketWatch

Corporate leverage also is low relative to history, albeit rising.

From MarketWatch

DBS’s top picks are Ping An Insurance and AIA Group, citing their higher contractual service margin exposure relative to peers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Negative trends can make stocks cheaper relative to the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Goldman Sachs’s calculations in December suggest the currency remains 25% undervalued relative to economic fundamentals.

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