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in terms of

in terms of preposition: [Of one variable or unit of measurement which has a known relationship to another] Using equivalent expressions that use one variable in place of expressions involving the other.

Preposition

in terms of

  1. [Of one variable or unit of measurement which has a known relationship to another] Using equivalent expressions that use one variable in place of expressions involving the other.
    • If x=2y then 5x can be expressed in terms of y as 10y.
  2. In relation to a particular aspect; with respect to; as regards; concerning; regarding.
    • I switched to a different bank for better customer service, but there was little difference in terms of interest rates.
    • She has no idea how she wants the house to look in terms of décor.
    Synonyms:
    apropos, as for
  3. As an approach or way of proceeding.
    • We had been thinking in terms of purchasing those notes on the market, since they were selling at a discount.1947, Committee on Banking and Currency, quoting Roy White, Proposed Extension of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Apr. 10-May 23, 1947, page 143
    • Various groups throughout the country are thinking in terms of having a counter-demonstration in re the Fundamentalists' March to Return Morality to America.1979 December 29, Vern Hall-Smith, “Fundamentalists March”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 23, page 5

in terms of meaning in Arabic

in terms of in Arabic

In relation to, concerning, regarding
بِخُصُوص biḵuṣūṣ, فِيمَا يَتَعَلَّقُ بِـ fi-mā yataʕallaqu bi-, مِن نَاحِيَة min nāḥiya, مِن حَيْثُ min ḥayṯu

Examples of in terms of in a sentence

  • The fact is, "dad" is a designation you could assign – at least in terms of age – to many of Hollywood's biggest male actors.2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC:
  • This is closely connected to “resource injustice”, i.e. the unilateral burden of learning the shared language in terms of time, energy and money[…].2022, Sabine Fiedler, Cyril Robert Brosch, “What is a lingua franca?” (chapter 2), in Esperanto – Lingua Franca and Language Community...

Synonyms of in terms of

Origin of in terms of

Compare similar constructions with French en termes de and Italian in termini di.

Questions about in terms of

What does in terms of mean?
In terms of means [Of one variable or unit of measurement which has a known relationship to another] Using equivalent expressions that use one variable in place of expressions involving the other.
What is in terms of in Arabic?
In terms of in Arabic is بِخُصُوص (biḵuṣūṣ), فِيمَا يَتَعَلَّقُ بِـ (fi-mā yataʕallaqu bi-), مِن نَاحِيَة (min nāḥiya). See In terms of meaning in Arabic.
How do you use in terms of in a sentence?
The fact is, "dad" is a designation you could assign – at least in terms of age – to many of Hollywood's biggest male actors.
What part of speech is in terms of?
In terms of is a preposition.

Words near in terms of in the dictionary

  1. in sync
  2. in tact
  3. in tandem
  4. in tatters
  5. in tears
  6. in terms of
  7. in terrorem
  8. in terrorem clause
  9. in terrorem clauses
  10. in that
  11. in that case

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