match sth pound for pound
Definition
› to give one pound for every pound given by someone else: The government has promised to match the money raised by the charity pound for pound.Paying and spending money
(Definition of match sth pound for pound from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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match noun (STICK)
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match noun (SUITABLE)
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match play noun
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match point noun
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match sb against sb phrasal verb
- match sth pound for pound idiom
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match sth up phrasal verb
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match sth/sb up phrasal verb
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match up phrasal verb (BE EQUALLY GOOD)
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match up phrasal verb (BE SIMILAR)
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match up phrasal verb (BE THE SAME)
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SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- contributory adjective
- discharge noun (PERFORMANCE)
- discharge verb (PERFORM)
- make sth/it worth your while idiom
- means noun (MONEY)
- money doesn't grow on trees idiom
- overpay verb
- pay (sth) out phrasal verb
- pay verb (BUY)
- payable adjective
- payee noun
- pump-priming noun
- put sth down phrasal verb (PAY)
- run to sth phrasal verb (MONEY)
- self-financing adjective
- settle verb (PAY)
- shortchange verb
- spender noun
- stand verb (BUY)
- tip verb (PAYMENT)
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