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    matching
    /ˈmatʃɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. corresponding in pattern, colour, or design; complementary: "a blue jacket and matching skirt"
    • 2. equal in number or amount; equivalent: "the college will provide matching funds to complete the project"

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  3. The meaning of MATCHING is going together well : suitably paired or used together. How to use matching in a sentence.

  4. the act of giving or offering the same amount of money as has been given, collected, or offered by someone else: Price matching is not our usual policy. ACCOUNTING. a process in which money paid during a particular period should be matched against money made in the same period: The matching principle requires that expenses be matched with revenues.

  5. n. 1. a. One that is exactly like another or a counterpart to another: Is there a match for this glove in the drawer? b. One that is like another in one or more specified qualities: He is John's match for bravery. 2. One that is able to compete equally with another: The boxer had met his match. 3. a.

  6. Matching things look exactly alike. A pair of leather boots is matching, and if you and your sister wear matching outfits, they're identical. One way to use matching is to mean "exactly the same," so if a company donates matching funds to a charity, it gives exactly the same amount as other donors — it matches, or duplicates, the amount.

  7. Matching is used to describe things which are of the same colour or design. She bought more fabric in the same design so she could make matching curtains and cushions. ...a coat and a matching handbag. Synonyms: identical, like, same, double More Synonyms of matching. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  8. MATCHING definition: having the same colour or pattern as something else: . Learn more.

  9. matching. adjective. /ˈmætʃɪŋ/. /ˈmætʃɪŋ/. [only before noun] (of clothing, material, objects, etc.) having the same colour, pattern, style, etc. and therefore looking attractive together. The two sisters wore matching outfits. a blue silk dress with a matching blue hat. a pine table with four matching chairs.

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