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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
ratio
/ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ/
noun1 of 2
two numbers that show the relationship between two groups of people or things
- “This job is does not have a suitable profit ratio.”Tatoeba
- “The channel has low signal-to-noise ratio.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
(social media) To respond to a post or message on social media in a greater number than the number of likes the post receives.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)