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-wise

suffix (RELATING TO)
 
 
/-waɪz/ informal

Definition

relating to a particular thing: What shall we do food-wise - do you fancy going out to eat? Money-wise, of course, I'm much better off than I used to be. What do we need to take with us clothes-wise? We were very lucky weather-wise yesterday.Regarding and concerningLinking and relating
(Definition of -wise suffix (RELATING TO) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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