- present tense form of equate (3rd person singular).
equates
Example Sentences
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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
The Ten Towns new tariff will be effective from 1 October and equates to an extra £7 per month on the average bill for customers.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
That equates to an estimate of nearly $20 million of new expenses for county taxpayers annually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
To qualify, they merely need to earn enough work credits over their lifetime — typically 40 credits, which equates to around 10 years of work.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 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
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