versus

American  

[vur-suhs, -suhz] / ˈvɜr səs, -səz /

preposition

1. against (used especially to indicate an action brought by one party against another in a court of law, or to denote competing teams or players in a sports contest).

   Smith versus Jones; Army versus Navy.

2. as compared to or as one of two choices; in contrast with: v., vs.

   traveling by plane versus traveling by train.

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versus British  

/ ˈvɜːsəs /

preposition

1.  v.   vs.  (esp in a competition or lawsuit) against; in opposition to

2. as opposed to; in contrast with

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Etymology

Origin of versus

First recorded in 1400–50; Late Middle English, from Latin: literally, “towards,” i.e., “turned so as to face (something), opposite, over against,” originally past participle of vertere “to turn”; verse

Example Sentences

Yet “there’s a pretty significant divergence between what we’re seeing in the short-term prices in digital assets versus the secular trend of growing interest” in them, he said, citing BlackRock’s conversations with clients.

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Retail flows fell to $6.7 billion, below the 12-month weekly average of $7.1 billion, with ETFs still in favor at $6.3 billion versus $400 million funneled toward individual stocks.

From MarketWatch

The retailer expects same-store sales growth in the range of 2.2% to 2.7% versus analysts’ calls for a 2.5% increase.

From Barron's

The cybersecurity company said it expects a first-quarter adjusted loss of 6 cents to 7 cents a share versus analysts’ estimates calling for a loss of 6 cent.

From Barron's

Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population fell to 1.85 million in the week through Feb. 28, versus 1.87 million a week earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal