interjection / noun / verb
ditto
DIT-oh/dˈɪtoʊ/
A repetition of the preceding item.
The woman says ditto, ordering the same tea as her companion.
Etymology
From the root meaning ‘say,’ ditto expressed ‘the said’ month or year, avoiding repeated names in lists of dates. That shorthand broadened to mean ‘the same as above.’
In context
the only Central Bank in the world with this particular striking set of financials The Reserve Bank of Australia is similarly looking at negative net worth on the same basis ditto the bank of England
More examples
- “Ditto,” he says when I tell him I'm hungry.
- I'll ditto what Alex said about the food.
- The list uses dittos for repeated dates.
Forms
ditto · dittos · dittoed · dittoing
Similar words
- repetition
- Names any recurrence, not necessarily a repeat of the preceding item.
- duplicate
- Usually means a separate identical copy, not a repetition mark.