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volumewise en · ADV

From volume + -wise.

(not-comparable) Regarding volume or volumes (in any sense of those words); in terms of volume or volumes. ▸ Regarding the amount of change measured absolutely rather than relatively (i.e., as a fraction of an earlier baseline value).
- They keep reporting their sales increases volumewise — because big numbers sound impressive — but what the investors care about is the percentagewise figure, which is anemic at only 0.4%.
- Our sales are doing fine volumewise, but our margins are too low. We need to increase efficiency somehow.
(not-comparable) Regarding volume or volumes (in any sense of those words); in terms of volume or volumes. ▸ Regarding volume or volumes (amount of space occupied); in terms of volume or volumes.
- Volumewise, Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake on Earth, but areawise, Lake Superior is the largest.
(not-comparable) Regarding volume or volumes (in any sense of those words); in terms of volume or volumes. ▸ Regarding volume (loudness of sound).
- There's nothing wrong with the audio volumewise — I can hear it loud and clear. But the tone color is weirdly distorted.