Definition of "peer group" []

• Contemporaries of the same status (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "To obtain it, I divided the first number, the market-value-to-sales ratio, by the second, the peer group average."
• "Carol Salisberry concluded, Based on the information given in peer group interviews, it seems that the Walters had a variety of parties and also small group gatherings at their home."
• "Nordstrom’s peer group included other larger retailers, such as Saks Fifth Avenue, the Gap, Inc., TJX Companies, Inc., and Rite Aid Corp. These were the retailers that had sales closest to Nordstrom’s six years ago."