- present tense form of equate (3rd person singular).
equates
Example Sentences
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Constellation’s stock is rising sharply following a deal that equates to as much power as would be supplied by a new nuclear reactor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
In greater Belfast, around 54,000 customers' new tariffs will be effective from 8 October and equates to an extra £12 per month.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Professional success no longer equates to upward mobility for many workers, especially when it shifts focus away from their families and personal pursuits like travel, continuing education and wellness.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
According to local media reports officials argue that this unfairly equates the recognised national military with a paramilitary force and restricts its ability to defend citizens against an insurgency.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Michael Frayn, in an afterword to his play Copenhagen, notes that several words in German–Unsicherheit, Unschärfe, Unbestimmtheit–have been used by various translators, but that none quite equates to the English uncertainty.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
