The £800m drop in profits equated to a 3% loss of market share for the group.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
equate — e|quate [ıˈkweıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of aequare to make equal , from aequus; EQUAL1] to consider that two things are similar or connected equate sth with sth ▪ Most people equate wealth with success. equate … Dictionary of contemporary English
equate — UK US /ɪˈkweɪt/ verb [ T] ► to consider that one thing is the same as or similar to something else: be equated with sth »Fast cars are often equated with power and sex appeal. equate sth with sth »Most customers equate the value of a product… … Financial and business terms
equate — verb (T) to consider that two or more things are similar or connected: equate sth with: Some people equate nationalism with fascism. equation /I kweIZn/ noun 1 (C) a statement in mathematics, showing that two quantities are equal: In the equation … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
equate to something — eˈquate to sth derived to be equal to sth else • A $5 000 raise equates to 25%. Main entry: ↑equatederived … Useful english dictionary
identify something with something — iˈdentify sth with sth derived to consider sth to be the same as sth else Syn: ↑equate • You should not identify wealth with happiness. Main entry: ↑identifyderived … Useful english dictionary
flow — [fləʊ ǁ floʊ] verb [intransitive] 1. if money flows somewhere, such as into a bank account or into a particular country, it is moved there: flow from/into/between etc • A record $10 billion in foreign capital flowed into Mexican stocks last… … Financial and business terms
Comprehensible output — In the field of Second Language Acquisition, there are many theories about the most effective way for language learners to acquire new language forms. One theory of language acquisition is the Comprehensible Output Hypothesis. Developed by… … Wikipedia
