ACCOUNTING RATIO Synonyms

• the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

• magnitude or extent

• balance among the parts of something

• the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree

• harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

• give pleasant proportions to

• adjust in size relative to other things

• the ratio of two quantities to be divided

• the number obtained by division

• a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

• amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis

• the relative speed of progress or change

• a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure

• assign a rank or rating to

• be worthy of or have a certain rating

• estimate the value of

• an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

• sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur

• a person related by blood or marriage

• an act of narration

• (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time

• (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups

• a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)

• a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)

• a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

• (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

• a relative magnitude of two selected numerical values taken from an enterprise's financial statements.