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to match

to match

103 3.6
To give the same amount of money as someone else
  • verb
  • /mæʧ/
translation icon : igualar
  • Unfortunately, for the last few years, we have been unable to match the amount of students that Yale, Princeton, or even Stanford rejects, primarily because of our physical limitations.
  • match funds
  • match resources
  • match federal funds

Examples

  • Arizona continued to require counties to be responsible for matching federal dollars for long-term care.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The TCMI is a process for helping teachers match students with texts.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And often the employer will match money or, or give money of some sort to reward their employees for putting their money in.

  • There are three really outstanding candidates that match your criteria.

  • A few respondents wanted the government to provide matching funds for research into cleaner technologies.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Effective interactive readings are also matched to the needs of the children in the classroom.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Although the proposals varied slightly, the guest worker programs would have matched an employer with a worker.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Alternative education settings provide the potential to match evidence-based practices with these needs in an intense, closely monitored manner.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Mr. Donald Sinclair, and his partners want you, and the millions of people watching at home, to know they plan to match whatever you raise tonight, - dollar for dollar!

  • A local charity will match every donation made during the fundraising event.

Antonyms

159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

Idioms

66 5.5

Not able to beat them because they are stronger or better

Phrasal Verbs

To watch a sports game, often on TV or online

Compounds

17 1.4

A fight between two boxers in a ring judged by officials

12 3.8

An event that pairs two sides, like sports teams, to compete

A contest where two people try to throw and hold each other

8 1.1

A game of tennis played between two players or two pairs in a tournament

shouting match
  • Informal
7 3.8

A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other

4 2.3

A formal game between two chess players, often in a competition

4 3.4

A point that, if won, decides who wins the whole contest

A game of cricket played between two teams

2 3.3

A marriage or romantic relationship where both people love each other

1 5.6

A golf contest where each hole is a separate game and the player who wins more holes wins the contest

1 3.2

A long cricket game where national teams play over several days

A short practice fight in boxing or martial arts to improve skills

1 7.7

All the things that are part of a situation

kitchen match
  • Archaic
1 2.7

A wooden match you can strike on any rough surface to light stoves

A quick back-and-forth argument between people to test ideas

A small wooden stick with a tip that lights when you strike it on something rough

match plane
  • Specialized
9.9

A hand tool that cuts tongues and grooves in board edges so they fit together

A thin wooden or cardboard stick that lights only when struck on the box's rough strip

shitting match
  • Offensive
9.9

A very angry, petty argument with personal insults

slow match
  • Archaic
9.9

A cord soaked to burn slowly used to light guns or cannons

How Much

to exceed
255 4.1
to match
103 3.6

Surface Forms

match infinitive
matched past
matched past participle
matching present participle
matches third person singular

Etymology

The verb match for giving the same amount of money comes from the idea of making things equal, so to match a donation is to add the same amount someone else gave.