relative to

preposition

: with regard to : in connection with

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Our consensus Big Board combines rankings from a wide range of NFL Draft experts to identify how the top prospects are viewed relative to the rest of their class. Austin Mock, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 Today, the White House provided their official analysis, which included estimates of an additional $4.1 trillion in revenue, relative to CBO's projection if the tax cuts expire. Hans Nichols, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025 The stock also trades at a reasonable valuation relative to peers and other high quality financial services companies with similar growth prospects. Gurufocus, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Crypto markets showed resilience relative to equities, according to David Hernandez, crypto investment specialist at 21Shares, who noted that bitcoin holding above key technical support signals strong underlying demand. Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for relative to

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of relative to was in 1649

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“Relative to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relative%20to. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

relative to

preposition
: in relation to
the angle of the pole relative to the ground
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