relative to
Example Sentences
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Bern now wants stronger safeguards, given the merged megabank's size relative to the Swiss economy.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Marvell is an information-technology company, and that sector is underrepresented in the S&P 500 relative to its weighting in the S&P Total Market Index, which houses a wider swath of companies.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
The company’s stock was trading around 10 times projected earnings right before the deal announcement, which looks cheap relative to the 21-times multiple of the S&P 500.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“It’s all relative to what they represent to the court.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
“I did ask something of Miss Havisham, however, sir. I asked her to give me some information relative to her adopted daughter, and she gave me all she possessed.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
