See Also: Comparison(money)
comparison(dictionary)
Comparison(finance)
comparison(dictionary)
Internal Comparison(money)
Comparison Shopper(money)
Comparison universe(money)
External Comparison(money)
comparison-shop(dictionary)
cross-cultural comparison(medicine)

comparison (iou)



comparison noun. ME.
[Old French comparesoun (mod. -aison) from Latin comparatio(n-), from comparat- pa. ppl stem of comparare: see COMPARE verb1, -ISON.]
The action or an act of likening, or representing as similar. ME.
B. Jowett The comparison of philosophy to a yelping she-dog.
Capacity of being likened or compared; comparable condition or character. (Always with negative expressed or implied.) ME.
Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida Troilus is the better man of the two...O Jupiter! There's no comparison.
The action or an instance of observing and estimating similarities, differences, etc. LME.
bear comparison (with), stand comparison (with) admit of being compared favourably (with). beyond comparison, beyond all comparison totally different in quality. in comparison with compared to. PAIRED comparison.
Grammar. The action of comparing an adjective or adverb; the relationship expressed in the (potential) comparing of qualities or attributes. Now chiefly in degree of comparison, grade of comparison below. LME.
degree of comparison, grade of comparison each of the degrees of relationship expressed in the (potential) comparing of qualities or attributes: the positive or absolute, when no comparison is made; the comparative, when two are compared; the superlative, when more than two are compared.
A simile; an illustrative instance, a parallel, an analogy. LME.
A. P. Herbert It was like an unconvincing third act of a promising playthough this comparison did not occur to Jane.