In modern English, the suffix -wise is attached to nouns to form a sentence adverb meaning ‘concerning or with respect to,’ as in tax-wise, money-wise, time-wise, etc. The suffix is widely used, but most of the words so formed are not considered appropriate in formal writing.
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