- present tense form of equate (3rd person singular).
equates
Example Sentences
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Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Byrd wrote in a Monday note that he expects a U.S. power shortfall of 33 gigawatts, which equates to 34% of chip demand, through 2028.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
That equates to more than a fifth of the country's proven oil reserves.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
That equates to 48 downstream U.S. jobs for every one job at a smelter — and that includes more than 170 extrusion plants in 36 states.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
That equates to an estimate of nearly $20 million of new expenses for county taxpayers annually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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
