Belonging separately to each person or thing already mentioned.
“Each department submitted its respective budget report by the deadline.”
“Members receive discounts according to their respective loyalty tier.”
Charts comparing multiple categories often use 'respective' to avoid repeating each item's name, such as 'each tier has its respective fee.' This signals that you must match items to their own specific value rather than a shared one, which is a common trap in Part 2 questions.
Synonyms: individual, corresponding, particular