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
Animals have a high ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus, and other nutrients relative to carbon.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025
Those include authorizing large family child care centers, experimenting with expanding staffing ratios and allowing teens to work as assistant child care teachers.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
The Granny Shots fund has an expense ratio of 0.75%.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 29 July 2025
The debt-to-equity ratio of 13.4% remains well below the S&P 500 average of 19.4%, indicating conservative financial management and reduced leverage risk.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025
Those include authorizing large family child care centers, experimenting with expanding staffing ratios and allowing teens to work as assistant child care teachers.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
The Granny Shots fund has an expense ratio of 0.75%.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 29 July 2025
The debt-to-equity ratio of 13.4% remains well below the S&P 500 average of 19.4%, indicating conservative financial management and reduced leverage risk.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratio
rate
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According to Statista, the remote worker rate jumped from 13% in 2020 to 27% just two years later.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Just how much Wisconsin will have to pay, however, depends on that state’s SNAP payment error rate in coming years.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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“Ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratio. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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