Definition of Case-by-case

1. Adjective. Separate and distinct from others of the same kind. "On a case-by-case basis"

Exact synonyms: Individual, Item-by-item
Similar to: Independent

Definition of Case-by-case

1. Adjective. separate and distinct from others of the same kind. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Case-by-case

cascara amara
cascara buckthorn
cascara sagrada
cascaras
cascarilla
cascarilla bark
cascarillas
cascarillin
caschrom
caschroms
casco
cascos
case
case-book
case-books
case-by-case (current term)
case-control study
case-fatality proportion
case-hardened
case-hardened steel
case-hardening
case-insensitive
case-sensitive
case-sensitivity
case-shot
case-to-infection proportion
case-to-infection ratio
case agreement
case and point
case badge

Literary usage of Case-by-case

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1992)
"Hypertension should be considered on a case-by- case basis. ... Anemia is relatively disqualifying and requires case-by-case evaluation. ..."

2. Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy And Effects by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"In this report the terms “case-by-case approval,” “expedited approval,” and ... Case-by-Case Approval (also referred to as incident-specific RRT approval) ..."

3. The Changing Structure of the Electric Power Industry: An Update by Rebecca A. McNerney (1998)
"Crediting for customers' transmission facilities will be permitted on a case-by-case basis. Proposed pricing must conform with FERC's Transmission Pricing ..."

4. Economic Sanctions and the Effect on U.S. Agriculture: Congressional Hearing edited by Larry Combest (2000)
"Unilateral sanctions on food and medicine, whether subject to a case by case review or not, are based on the notion that our national interests somehow ..."

5. Strategy Selection For The Decommissioning Of Nuclear Facilities: Seminar by Allan Duncan, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"Up to now, the regulations applicable to decommissioning processes have been mostly developed case by case through the regulatory authorities' ..."

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