equivalent

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This year, the government broadened the definition of qualified professionals to anyone earning at least the equivalent of about $8,200 a month, and specifically expanded its scope to include teachers and nurses.

From Barron's

The emotional equivalent of a person still rocking a septum piercing long after they stopped listening to punk music.

From Los Angeles Times

That meant eating mostly fast food for days and sleeping on the floor of his friend’s office on a used mattress he bought for 80 euros, equivalent to $94.

From The Wall Street Journal

The total damage estimated by the World Bank is equivalent to about 4 percent of Sri Lanka's GDP.

From Barron's

Economically, Greenland depends on subsidies from Copenhagen equivalent to a fifth of its GDP, and on its fishing sector.

From Barron's