relative

Example Sentences

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According to sources close to the presidency, authority at State House has become increasingly decentralised, with decisions once taken directly by Museveni now channelled through a tight inner circle of relatives and long-time associates.

From BBC

The chart above shows that, in the span of a year, silver has gone from being very cheap, relative to gold, to very expensive.

From MarketWatch

So, small-caps trade at a relative discount, but it depends on which index you use.

From Barron's

Latin America is underpenetrated in e-commerce relative to the rest of the globe.

From Barron's

Concerns about the relative impact of boxers and briefs on fertility, for instance, have given way to today’s murmurs about plastic, testosterone and population rates.

From The Wall Street Journal