Meaning of related In English

• 0 connected:

  • We discussed unemployment and related issues.

  • Experts believe that the large number of cancer cases in the area are directly related to the new nuclear power station.

• 1 If people are related, they belong to the same family:

  • She claims she is related to royalty.

  • Jim and I are related by marriage.

  • The cat and the lion are related species.

• 2 belonging to the same family:

  • Of course Elise and Linda are related – they’re cousins.

  • José and Alfonso are related by marriage.

• 3 connected:

  • We discussed inflation, unemployment, and related issues.

  • They invested in technology-related companies.

• 4 connected to, influenced by, or caused by something:

  • related costs/expenses Customers will be responsible for repaying the entire loan amount as well as all related costs and fees.

  • related products/services We currently have around 300 job openings in sales and related services.

  • related activities/changes/causes Mining and related activities remain at the centre of the South African economy.

  • be related to sth Overall financial performance has been adversely affected by a slowdown in demand that is related to a cooling economy.

  • Cutting the emergency-loan rate will not be enough to solve all of the problems related to current conditions in the credit markets.

• 5 used to describe what something is connected with:

  • Stocks fell as the US dollar's plunge against the yen sent export-related issues tumbling.

  • profit-related bonuses