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, the ratio of boys to girls is 1:3, or one to three.
In 1978 there were 884 students at a lecturer/student ratio of 1:15.
The bottom chart shows the ratio of personal debt to personal income.
The adult to child ratio is 1 to 6.
Synonyms: proportion, rate, relationship, relation More Synonyms of ratio
ratio in British English
(ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural-tios
1.
a measure of the relative size of two classes expressible as a proportion
the ratio of boys to girls is 2 to 1
2. mathematics
a quotient of two numbers or quantities
See also proportion (sense 6)
Word origin
C17: from Latin: a reckoning, from rērī to think; see reason
ratio in American English
(ˈreɪʃoʊ; ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈratios
1.
a fixed relation in degree, number, etc. between two similar things; proportion
a ratio of two boys to three girls
2. Finance
the relative value of gold and silver in a currency system based on both
3. Ancient Mathematics
the quotient of one quantity divided by another of the same kind, usually expressed as a fraction
Word origin
L: see reason
COBUILD Collocations
ratio
total ratio
Examples of 'ratio' in a sentence
ratio
It has the eighth highest ratio of green space in Germany.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A stronger economy would reduce some of the political pressures on governments by easing fiscal pressures and improving debt ratios.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Although average debt servicing ratios remain low, the ability of some households to service their debt could be challenged by a period of higher unemployment.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The ratio of public debt to GDP stands at 84 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Managers often measure the performance of a firm by the ratio of income to total assets.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
Set a ratio of three to one.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If they are equal in length the ratio is one.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But you still need some way of judging whether a ratio is high or low.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
The payout ratio measures the proportion of earnings that is paid out as dividends.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
There is an alternative story which could explain the inverse relationship between profitability and debt ratios.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
Keep in mind that many loan covenants are based on the results of key debt ratios.
Christianity Today (2000)
The "times interest earned "ratio measures how much clear air there is between hurdle and hurdler.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
For example, the ratios shown earlier in book are often applied.
Harrison, John Finance for the Non-Financial Manager (1989)
Film geeks are unreasonably excited that the movie uses three aspect ratios, including academy and widescreen.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Two decades ago, this ratio was one to one.
Mitchel Zacks AHEAD OF THE MARKET (2003)
The higher the ratio, the more aggressive a company has been at taking on debt.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
New landlords with a high loan-to-value ratio face the real prospect of negative equity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Second, the extent of quality differences is measured by that ratio itself.
Forstner, Helmut, Ballance, Robert Competing in a Global Economy (1990)
Your book debt ratio would be 100 percent.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
It is a good plum, with a high ratio of flesh to stone.
Smith, Drew Food Watch (1994)
The beta of the asset increases in proportion to the ratio of the value of the fixed costs to the value of the asset.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
Otherwise, the economy would show no growth and it would remain trapped at a constant ratio of income to population.
Ramirez-Faria, Carlos The Origins of Economic Inequality between Nations: A critique of Western theorieson development and underdevelopment (1990)
The relationship between staff and prisoners and the role of the prison officer is to some extent determined by the ratio of one to the other.
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
Politicians may be tempted to make much of the slightly improved affordability of property, as measured by the ratio of prices to earnings.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The wealth and power of the country and the English-speaking parts of its colonial empire grew in ratio to the size of this homely unit.
Bryant, Arthur The Search for Justice - a history of Britain and the British people Volume III (1990)
For example, the ratio of man to machine at our machine shop in Gloucestershire is one to six.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
ratio
British English: ratio /ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ/ NOUN
The ratio of something is the relationship between two things expressed in numbers or amounts, to show how much greater one is than the other.
The adult to child ratio is 1 to 6.
American English: ratio
Arabic: نِسْبَة
Brazilian Portuguese: proporção
Chinese: 比率
Croatian: omjer
Czech: poměr velikostí
Danish: forhold
Dutch: verhouding
European Spanish: proporción
Finnish: suhde matemaattinen
French: rapport comparaison
German: Verhältnis Menge
Greek: λόγος αναλογία
Italian: rapporto
Japanese: 比率
Korean: 비율
Norwegian: forhold
Polish: stosunek proporcja
European Portuguese: proporção
Romanian: raport
Russian: соотношение
Latin American Spanish: proporción
Swedish: förhållande
Thai: อัตราส่วน
Turkish: oran
Ukrainian: співвідношення
Vietnamese: tỷ lệ
All related terms of 'ratio'
cash ratio
the ratio of cash on hand to total deposits that by law or custom commercial banks must maintain
focal ratio
the numerical value of the relative aperture . If the relative aperture is f 8, 8 is the f-number and indicates that the focal length of the lens is 8 times the size of the lens aperture
gear ratio
the ratio of the turning speed of the powered gear to that of the final gear
loss ratio
the ratio of the annual losses sustained to the premiums received by an insurance company
mass ratio
the ratio of the mass of a fully-fuelled rocket at liftoff to the mass of the rocket without fuel
P-D ratio
the ratio of the price of a share on a stock exchange to the dividends per share paid in the previous year, used as a measure of a company's potential as an investment
P/E ratio
price-earnings ratio
quick ratio
A quick ratio is a measure of liquidity that is calculated by dividing current assets minus inventories by current liabilities .
ratio scale
a scale of measurement of data which permits the comparison of differences of values; a scale having a fixed zero value. The distances travelled by a projectile , for instance, are measured on a ratio scale since it makes sense to talk of one projectile travelling twice as far as another
total ratio
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, the ratio of boys to girls is 1:3, or one to three.
advance ratio
the ratio of wind speed along the axis of a rotor or propeller to the speed of the blade tip
aspect ratio
the ratio of width to height of the picture on a television or cinema screen
bypass ratio
the ratio of the amount of air that bypasses the combustion chambers of an aircraft gas turbine to that passing through them
claims ratio
The claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred in relation to the premiums earned .
current ratio
A current ratio is a measure of liquidity that is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities .
gas:oil ratio
The gas:oil ratio is the volume of gas produced at standard temperature and pressure , in relation to the volume of oil produced at standard temperature and pressure, used as a measurement for reservoir fluids .
golden ratio
the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b / a = ( b + a )/ b ; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
payout ratio
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 , the ratio of boys to girls is 1:3, or one to three.
Pogson ratio
the brightness ratio of two celestial objects that differ by one magnitude . On the Pogson scale a difference of 5 magnitudes is defined as a difference of 100 in the intensities of two stars; therefore a difference of 1 magnitude is equal to the fifth root of 100, i.e. 2.512
savings ratio
the ratio of personal savings to disposable income , esp using the difference between national figures for disposable income and consumer spending as a measure of savings
branching ratio
(in branching ) the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
combined ratio
The combined ratio of an insurer or a reinsurer is the combination of its loss ratio and expense ratio.
liquidity ratio
the ratio of those assets that can easily be exchanged for money to the total assets of a bank or other financial institution
partition ratio
A partition ratio is a measurement of the relative degree to which a solute which is going to be separated is distributed between a solvent and sorption medium.
Poisson's ratio
a measure of the elastic properties of a material expressed as the ratio of the fractional contraction in breadth to the fractional increase in length when the material is stretched
staffing ratio
the ratio of the staff or workforce of a place to another group, for example to staff in another department , the ratio of patients to nurses in a hospital , or the ratio of pupils to teachers in a school
air-fuel ratio
The air-fuel ratio or air-fuel delivery ratio is the ratio of air to fuel that is taken in by an engine .
compression ratio
the ratio of the volume enclosed by the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine at the beginning of the compression stroke to the volume enclosed at the end of it
distribution ratio
the ratio of concentrations of a solute distributed between two immiscible solvents in contact with each other, as iodine in water and chloroform
gyromagnetic ratio
the ratio of the magnetic moment of a rotating charged particle , such as an electron , to its angular momentum
protection ratio
the minimum acceptable ratio between the amplitudes of a wanted radio or television broadcast signal and any interfering signal
price-earnings ratio
the ratio of the price of a share on a stock exchange to the earnings per share, used as a measure of a company's future profitability
bore-stroke ratio
The bore-stroke ratio is the ratio of bore to stroke . A ratio of 1:1 is referred to informally as square .
distinctiveness ratio
the ratio of the relative frequency of some event in a given sample to that in the general population or another relevant sample
stoichiometric ratio
The stoichiometric ratio is the exact ratio between air and flammable gas or vapor at which complete combustion takes place.
asset turnover ratio
An asset turnover ratio is a measure of the efficiency of a company, that is calculated by dividing sales for a period by average total assets.
food conversion ratio
a ratio expressing the weight of food required to produce a unit gain in the live weight of an animal
liquid assets ratio
the ratio of those assets that can easily be exchanged for money to the total assets of a bank or other financial institution
price-dividend ratio
the ratio of the price of a share on a stock exchange to the dividends per share paid in the previous year, used as a measure of a company's potential as an investment
staff-student ratio
the ratio of teachers to pupils or students in a school, college , or university
teacher-pupil ratio
the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
catalyst-to-oil ratio
The catalyst-to-oil ratio is the amount of a catalyst relative to the amount of oil, which with temperature affects the yield of a process.
debt-to-equity ratio
A company's debt-to-equity ratio is a measure of leverage that is calculated by dividing total liabilities by shareholders ' equity .
energy efficiency ratio
a measure of the efficiency of a heating or cooling system, as a heat pump or air conditioner , equal to the ratio of the output in B.T.U./ hour to the input in watts
signal-to-noise ratio
the ratio of one parameter , such as power of a wanted signal to the same parameter of the noise at a specified point in an electronic circuit, etc
high bypass ratio engine
a type of by-pass engine in which a large fan driven by a turbine and housed in a short duct forces air rearwards around the exhaust gases in order to increase the propulsive thrust
LTV
loan-to-value
INR
The INR is a test that times the clotting of blood, used in measuring warfarin dosage .
VSWR
VSWR is a measure of how efficiently radio-frequency power is transmitted from a power source , through a transmission line, and into a load .
peg
A peg is a small hook or knob that is attached to a wall or door and is used for hanging things on.
Chinese translation of 'ratio'
ratio
(ˈreɪʃɪəu)
n(c)
比例 (bǐlì)
a ratio of 5 to 15比1的比例 (wǔ bǐ yī de bǐlì)
the ratio of ... to ... ... 对(對) ... 的比例 ( ... duì ... de bǐlì)
(noun)
Definition
the relationship between two numbers or amounts expressed as a proportion
The adult to child ratio is 1 to 6.
Synonyms
proportion
the proportion of women in the profession
the proportion of length to breadth
rate
bank accounts paying above the average rate of interest
relationship
the relationship between culture and power
relation
arrangement
percentage
equation
fraction
only a small fraction of the cost
correspondence
correspondences between Eastern religions and Christianity
correlation
There is a correlation between smoking and lung cancer.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of correlation
There is a correlation between smoking and lung cancer.
Synonyms
correspondence,
link,
relation,
connection,
equivalence,
interrelationship
in the sense of correspondence
Definition
relationship or similarity
correspondences between Eastern religions and Christianity
Synonyms
relation,
match,
agreement,
fitness,
comparison,
harmony,
coincidence,
similarity,
analogy,
correlation,
conformity,
comparability,
concurrence,
congruity
in the sense of fraction
Definition
a numerical quantity that is not a whole number
only a small fraction of the cost
Synonyms
percentage,
share,
cut (informal),
division,
section,
proportion,
slice,
ratio,
portion,
quota,
subdivision,
moiety
Synonyms of 'ratio'
ratio
Explore 'ratio' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of rate
Definition
a quantity or amount considered in relation to or measured against another quantity or amount
bank accounts paying above the average rate of interest