as in rate
the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
the ratio of students to teachers in the school is nine to one
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Recent Examples of ratio
Although recovery ratios have fallen in recent years—potentially lowering the number of actual repossessions—it is projected that over three million cars could be repossessed in 2025, a level only reached in 2009 during the Great Recession.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Last week, the ratio of INDA to the S & P 500 Index (SPX) confirmed an intermediate-term counter-trend 'buy' signal from Tom DeMark's TD Combo® model.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
The document also does the math for the elements needed to calculate a property tax bill, including the state assessment ratio, assessed value and tax rate.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Elecsys looks for only one protein, p-tau181, whereas Lumipulse uses a ratio of two proteins called p-tau217 and beta-amyloid 1-42.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Last week, the ratio of INDA to the S & P 500 Index (SPX) confirmed an intermediate-term counter-trend 'buy' signal from Tom DeMark's TD Combo® model.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
The document also does the math for the elements needed to calculate a property tax bill, including the state assessment ratio, assessed value and tax rate.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Elecsys looks for only one protein, p-tau181, whereas Lumipulse uses a ratio of two proteins called p-tau217 and beta-amyloid 1-42.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratio
rate
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One report filed in October 2024 about a convenience store in Saukville indicated the patron tried contacting the vending company to verify their payout rate.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Further stimulus is expected in the form of rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratio. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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