to match
- verb
- /mæʧ/
- 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
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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.
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There are three really outstanding candidates that match your criteria.
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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!
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A local charity will match every donation made during the fundraising event.
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Compounds
A golf contest where each hole is a separate game and the player who wins more holes wins the contest
A small wooden stick with a tip that lights when you strike it on something rough
- Specialized
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
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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.