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Definition of "whichever" []

  • Whatever one or ones. (pronoun)
  • Being any one or any number of a group: Read whichever books you please. It's a long trip whichever road you take. See Usage Note at whatever. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "whichever" in a sentence
  • "Senate bill: Those without insurance would pay either $750 per year per person up to $2,250 per family or two percent of household income, whichever is greater."
  • "This guidance does not apply to health care settings where the exclusion period should be continued for 7 days from symptom onset or until the resolution of symptoms, whichever is longer."
  • "Mortgage Insurance Premium Under the HECM program, borrowers are charged a mortgage insurance premium (MIP), equivalent to 2% of the maximum claim amount, or home price, whichever is less, and a yearly premium afterward equivalent to 0.5% of the loan balance."