Ratio definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A ratio is a relationship between two things when it is expressed in numbers or amounts. For example, if there are ten boys and thirty girls in a room, ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'ratio'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× ratio (reɪʃioʊ ,US-ʃoʊ ) Wordforms:pluralratios countablenoun[usuallysingular] Aratioisarelationshipbetweentwothingswhenitisexpressedinnumbersoramounts.Forexample,iftherearetenboysandthirtygirlsinaroom,theratioofboystogirlsis1:3,oronetothree. In1978therewere884studentsatalecturer/studentratioof1:15. Thebottomchartshowstheratioofpersonaldebttopersonalincome. Theadulttochildratiois1to6. Synonyms:proportion,rate,relationship,relation MoreSynonymsofratio COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof ratio Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'ratio' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'ratio' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'hoya' HindiTranslationof'ratio' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency ratioinBritishEnglish (ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ ) nounWordforms:plural-tios1. ameasureoftherelativesizeoftwoclassesexpressibleasaproportion theratioofboystogirlsis2to1 2. mathematics aquotientoftwonumbersorquantitiesSeealsoproportion(sense6) CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC17:fromLatin:areckoning,fromrērītothink;seereason WordFrequency ratioinAmericanEnglish (ˈreɪʃoʊ ;ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ) nounWordforms:pluralˈratios1.  afixedrelationindegree,number,etc.betweentwosimilarthings;proportion aratiooftwoboystothreegirls 2. Finance therelativevalueofgoldandsilverinacurrencysystembasedonboth 3. AncientMathematics thequotientofonequantitydividedbyanotherofthesamekind,usuallyexpressedasafraction Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginL:seereason WordFrequency ratioinAmericanEnglish (ˈreiʃou,-ʃiˌou) nounWordforms:plural-tios1. therelationbetweentwosimilarmagnitudeswithrespecttothenumberoftimesthefirstcontainsthesecond theratioof5to2,written5:2or5/2 2. proportionalrelation;rate theratiobetweenacceptancesandrejections 3. Finance therelativevalueofgoldandsilverinabimetalliccurrencysystem Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1630–40;‹Lratiōareckoning,account,calculation,deriv.(see-tion)ofthebaseofrērītojudge,think] Examplesof'ratio'inasentence ratio Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… IthastheeighthhighestratioofgreenspaceinGermany.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Managersoftenmeasuretheperformanceofafirmbytheratioofincometototalassets.CharlesA.D'Ambrosio&StewartD.Hodges&RichardBrealey&StewartMyersPrinciplesofCorporateFinance(1991)Iftheyareequalinlengththeratioisone.Times,SundayTimes(2006)Keepinmindthatmanyloancovenantsarebasedontheresultsofkeydebtratios.ChristianityToday(2000)Thehighertheratio,themoreaggressiveacompanyhasbeenattakingondebt.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Second,theextentofqualitydifferencesismeasuredbythatratioitself.Forstner,Helmut,Ballance,RobertCompetinginaGlobalEconomy(1990)Thebetaoftheassetincreasesinproportiontotheratioofthevalueofthefixedcoststothevalueoftheasset.CharlesA.D'Ambrosio&StewartD.Hodges&RichardBrealey&StewartMyersPrinciplesofCorporateFinance(1991)Politiciansmaybetemptedtomakemuchoftheslightlyimprovedaffordabilityofproperty,asmeasuredbytheratioofpricestoearnings.Times,SundayTimes(2010) COBUILDCollocations ratio  reducearatio totalratio Trendsof ratio Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages ratio BritishEnglish:ratio /ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ/NOUNTheratioofsomethingistherelationshipbetweentwothingsexpressedinnumbersoramounts,toshowhowmuchgreateroneisthantheother.Theadulttochildratiois1to6.AmericanEnglish:ratio /-ʃioʊ,ˈreɪʃoʊ/Arabic:نِسْبَة BrazilianPortuguese:proporção Chinese:比率 Croatian:omjer Czech:poměr velikostíDanish:forhold Dutch:verhouding EuropeanSpanish:proporción Finnish:suhde matemaattinenFrench:rapport comparaisonGerman:Verhältnis MengeGreek:λόγος αναλογίαItalian:rapporto Japanese:比率 Korean:비율 Norwegian:forhold Polish:stosunek proporcjaEuropeanPortuguese:proporção Romanian:raportRussian:соотношение LatinAmericanSpanish:proporción Swedish:förhållande Thai:อัตราส่วนTurkish:oran Ukrainian:співвідношенняVietnamese:tỷlệ Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically ratio ratingsbattle ratingsdrop ratingswar ratio ratiocompares ratioscale ratiotest AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'R' Relatedtermsof ratio Q-ratio sexratio cashratio crossratio focalratio Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofratiofromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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