- present tense form of equate (3rd person singular).
equates
Example Sentences
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That equates to an estimate of nearly $20 million of new expenses for county taxpayers annually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The company said a hosepipe uses 1,000 litres of water an hour, which equates to "one person's weekly water use in just 60 minutes".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
This equates to about 150 months, or 12-and-a-half years, to break even — or about 82-and-a-half years of age.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Micron had an 85% gross margin in the third quarter, and expects it to rise to 86% in the current quarter—that equates to a 600% markup on Micron’s cost of goods.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
All of which brings us to the key point: the ancients, particularly in the classical period, had no notion that equates exactly with our modern conception of “science.”
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
