Meanings
nounone-tenth (not comparable)
alternative one tenth
- not comparableOne of ten equal parts (1/10, ⅒, 0.1).
As with most other railways, freight revenue is the mainstay of the balance sheet. In Canada, passenger revenue is only about one-tenth that of freight.
1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 555
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
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Translations
Finnish kymmenesosa, yksi kymmenesosa
- kymmenesosa1/10
- yksi kymmenesosa1/10
Swahili ushuri
- ushuri1/10
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