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respectively

US /rɪˈspɛktɪvli/

adverb Target · B2 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

in the order given

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Sales in March and April were 20 and 30 percent, respectively.

Word Family

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AdjectiveAdj
respective
AdverbAdv
respectively gốc

Synonyms

  • sequentiallyin a consecutive manner
  • in orderhaving a meaning similar to respectively
  • correspondinglyin a corresponding manner

Collocations

  • Easy first and second respectively
    describing first and second respectively (the first or highest in an ordering or series)
  • Medium revenue and profit rose ten and five percent respectively
    describing revenue and profit rose ten and five percent respectively (the entire amount of income before any deductions are made)
  • Hard assigned to operations and finance respectively
    to assigned to operations and finance respectively, meaning to give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  • Very Hard ranked as gold and silver benchmarks respectively
    to ranked as gold and silver benchmarks respectively, meaning to take or have a position relative to others

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