26984 words

corresponding

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
similar to, connected with, or caused by something else:

Examples:

Company losses were 50 percent worse than in the corresponding period last year.
As the course becomes more difficult, there's usually a corresponding drop in attendance.
2
similar or the same in some way:

Examples:

Income was up compared to the corresponding (= similar) period last year.
3
similar to or the same as something that you have just mentioned:

Examples:

Profit growth this year is estimated to rise 12.6% from the corresponding period last year.
4
happening as a result of something that you have just mentioned:

Examples:

Such pressures lead to employee exhaustion with corresponding declines in productivity.

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