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volumewise

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adv

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Volumewise, Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake on Earth, but areawise, Lake Superior is the largest.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sizewise

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adv

Meaning 3

Regarding volume or volumes (in any sense of those words); in terms of volume or volumes.

Regarding volume (loudness of sound).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • There's nothing wrong with the audio volumewise — I can hear it loud and clear. But the tone color is weirdly distorted.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From volume + -wise.