respectively
adverb
re·spec·tive·ly
ri-ˈspek-tiv-lē 
1
: in the order given
Mary and Anne were respectively 12 and 16 years old
2
: in particular : separately
could not recognize the solutions as salty or sour, respectively
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The platform ranks as the top revenue generator in the overall video sector, with Netflix in fourth place, while domestic players Foxtel and Nine hold second and third positions respectively, based on total screen revenues.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
But 63% of the company’s apparel and accessories products are manufactured in Jordan, Vietnam, Cambodia or Indonesia; Trump had initially set tariff rates of 20%, 46%, 49% and 32%, respectively, on those nations.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025
There was a large partisan divide on this question, with the majority of Democrats and independents — 77% and 53%, respectively — saying legal residents had been deported.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Deckers and Crocs shares jumped 14% and 12%, respectively.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,jeff Cox,christina Wilkie,erin Doherty,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
But 63% of the company’s apparel and accessories products are manufactured in Jordan, Vietnam, Cambodia or Indonesia; Trump had initially set tariff rates of 20%, 46%, 49% and 32%, respectively, on those nations.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025
There was a large partisan divide on this question, with the majority of Democrats and independents — 77% and 53%, respectively — saying legal residents had been deported.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Deckers and Crocs shares jumped 14% and 12%, respectively.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,jeff Cox,christina Wilkie,erin Doherty,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respectively. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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