- in relation to; regarding
- face to face with; opposite
- face to face; opposite
- a person or thing that is situated opposite to another
- a person who corresponds to another in office, capacity, etc; counterpart
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vis-à-vis /ˌvizəˈvi/USA pronunciation
adv.
adj.
prep.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- face to face.
adj.
- face-to-face.
prep.
- in relation to:income vis-à-vis costs.
vis-à-vis
(vē′zə vē′; Fr. vē za vē′),USA pronunciation adv., adj., prep., n., pl. -vis
adv.
adj.
prep.
n.
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(-vēz′; Fr. -vē′).USA pronunciation
adv.
- face to face:They sat vis-à-vis at the table.
adj.
- face-to-face:a vis-à-vis encounter.
- Currency[Numis.](of a coin) having two portraits facing each other.
prep.
- in relation to;
compared with:income vis-à-vis expenditures. - facing;
opposite:They were now vis-à-vis the most famous painting in the Louvre.
n.
- a person face to face with or situated opposite to another:He offered a cigarette to his vis-à-vis.
- a date at a social affair:She introduced her vis-à-vis to the hostess.
- a person of equal authority, rank, or the like:my vis-à-vis in the Louisville office.
- a carriage in which the occupants sit face to face.
- Furnituretête-à-tête (def. 2).
- French: face to face; see visage
- 1745–55
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vis-à-vis /ˌviːzɑːˈviː/ prep
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