vis-a-vis

adj : referring or directing attention to; "as to what we have

discussed..."; "in relation to your inquiry...";

"income vis-a-vis expenditures" [syn: {as to}, {concerning},

{in relation to}, {regarding}, {with reference to}, {in

regard to}, {with regard to}, {with respect to}]

n 1: a person or thing having the same function or

characteristics as another [syn: {counterpart}, {opposite

number}]

2: small sofa that seats two people [syn: {love seat}, {tete-a-tete}]

adv : face-to-face; "they sat vis-a-vis at the table"