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Meaning of "like-for-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIKE-FOR-LIKE

like-for-like  [ˌlaɪkfəˈlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIKE-FOR-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Like-For-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LIKE-FOR-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Like for like

Like for like growth is a measure of growth in sales, adjusted for new or divested businesses. This is a widely used indicator of retailers' current trading performance. The adjustment is important in businesses that show a significant dynamic of expansion, disposals or closures. To compare sales figures from different periods is only meaningful, as a measure of the effectiveness of the sales function, when using the same basis for measurement. One method compares the latest year's sales only to those from activities or locations that were in effect the previous year as well. This method would ignore sales that were only possible this year, for reasons such as a merger or acquisition or the launch of a new product or store. However, there is a significant choice of alternative methods of calculation, which makes it difficult to compare figures quoted by different retailers.

Definition of like-for-like in the English dictionary

The definition of like-for-like in the dictionary is that measure identical things things, the same period in different years, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIKE-FOR-LIKE


alike
əˈlaɪk
belike
bɪˈlaɪk
bird-like
ˈbɜːdˌlaɪk
childlike
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk
dislike
dɪsˈlaɪk
godlike
ˈɡɒdˌlaɪk
homelike
ˈhəʊmˌlaɪk
human-like
ˈhjuːmənˌlaɪk
ladylike
ˈleɪdɪˌlaɪk
lifelike
ˈlaɪfˌlaɪk
like
laɪk
likes
ˈlaɪk
lookalike
ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk
mislike
mɪsˈlaɪk
moatlike
ˈməʊtˈlaɪk
summer-like
ˈsʌməˌlaɪk
sunlike
ˈsʌnˌlaɪk
unalike
ˌʌnəˈlaɪk
unlike
ʌnˈlaɪk
wandlike
ˈwɒndˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIKE-FOR-LIKE

like hell
like mad
like magic
like nobody´s business
like sardines
like stink
like taking candy from a baby
like that
like the devil
like water off a duck´s back
like-minded
like-mindedly
like-mindedness
likeability
likeable
likeableness
likelihood
likeliness
likely
liken

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIKE-FOR-LIKE

cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
garden-like
guitar-like
hammer-like
jelly-like
jewel-like
metal-like
oil-like
ribbon-like
scale-like
shell-like
stone-like
tail-like
there´s nothing like
village-like
virus-like
water-like
winter-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of like-for-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «like-for-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIKE-FOR-LIKE

Find out the translation of like-for-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of like-for-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «like-for-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

喜欢对等
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de igual a igual
570 millions of speakers

English

like-for-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पसंद के लिए की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل مقابل مثل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нравится - на, как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

like-for -like
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পছন্দ-জন্য-মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voulez -for-like
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

suka untuk suka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Like- for-like
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

店ベース様
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

좋아하는 - 에 대해 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya-kanggo-kaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như - cho-thích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

என்றால்-க்கான போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यासारखे जसे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beğenirsen beğenirim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

like-for -like
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

like -for-like
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

подобається - на , як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ca - pentru - ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ήθελε - για - όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soort-vir -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gillar jämförbara
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

liker - for-like
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of like-for-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIKE-FOR-LIKE»

The term «like-for-like» is very widely used and occupies the 7.560 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIKE-FOR-LIKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «like-for-like» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «like-for-like» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about like-for-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIKE-FOR-LIKE»

Discover the use of like-for-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to like-for-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Love's Grateful Striving : A Commentary on Kierkegaard's ...
The "Christian Like for Like" A. The New Rule By way of anticipation, I note in chapter 9 that in the Conclusion Kierkegaard announces that "the Christian like for like, eternity's like for like" is "such an important and decisive Christian ...
M. Jamie Ferreira Professor of Religious Studies University of Virginia, 2001
2
GMP Compliance, Productivity, and Quality: Achieving Synergy ...
Second, changes of these types are clearly not "like for like" and would require the submission of an sNDA to the approved NDA or ANDA. These changes will require prior approval from the FDA before being implemented, thus potentially ...
Vinay Bhatt, 1998
3
Business Models: Investing in Companies and Sectors with ...
For example, one supermarket chain featured BOGOF, which is 'buy one, get one free', and included both items in the like-for-like growth, even though the cash in the till was half this. The market takes a dim view of falling like-for-like sales and ...
David Watson, 2005
4
The South Eastern Passenger Rail Franchise
Based on actual costs to March 2005 and projected costs, we estimated that on a like-for-like basis SET might cost the taxpayer £12 million (2.9 per cent) less than the amount the SRA estimated if SET were to run the franchise until December ...
Great Britain: National Audit Office, 2005
5
A Straightforward Guide to Letting Property for Profit
The most important point to understand about fixtures and fittings is that any cost incurred in repairing them or replacing them with a like-for-like product can be offset against the rental income. This is regardless of the furnished status of the ...
Sean Andrews, 2011
6
Works of Love
Martin Andic In his Conclusion to Works of Love, Kierkegaard asks his reader to remember "the Christian like for like, eternity's like for like," adding that this is " such an important and decisive Christian specification" that he could wish to end  ...
Robert L. Perkins, 1999
7
Handbook of Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing
There are three material recovery processes: like-for-like recycling, cascade recycling and material reuse. Eventually the material is reused in the absence of any industrial transformation. An example of material reuse is when car seat foam or ...
Christian Madu, 2001
8
Al-Muwatta Of Iman Malik Ibn Ana
'Umar ibn al-Khattab therefore wrote to Mu'awiya, "Do not sell it except like for like , weight for weight." 34 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi' from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that 'Umar ibn alKhattab said, "Do not sell gold for gold except like for ...
Anas,, 2013
9
The presentments of the grand jury. [Continued as] At a ...
To Edward Dodson, like, for like, - To Edward Bassett, like for like, To William M' Donnell, like for like, To Francis Edwards, like for like, Ts Walter Ebbs, like for like, - To Lewis Griffith, like for like, To Timothy Doyle, Esq. supervisor, for having ...
Kilkenny county, 1824
10
Guide to Analysing Companies
Like-for-like sales Business sectors often use their own indices to prepare league tables, and these can be mistaken for profitability measures. The retail sector places considerable emphasis on "like-for-like" sales growth as an indicator of ...
Bob Vause, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIKE-FOR-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term like-for-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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Does This Metric Mean Tesco PLC And Poundland Group plc Are …
The metric that we will be looking closely at is like-for-like sales growth, which is a measure of comparable sales growth for stores that have ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Jul 15»
2
FLASH: DP Poland like-for-like sales up - StockMarketWire.com
FLASH: DP Poland like-for-like sales up. 20 July 2015 | 07:04am. StockMarketWire.com - Story provided by StockMarketWire.com ... «Stock Market Wire, Jul 15»
3
IN THE KNOW: Numis To "At Least Hold" Fuller, Smith & Turner …
Numis says it thinks that London-based the pub and brewing company saw a 5.5% rise in managed pub/hotel like-for-like sales in the first nine ... «London South East, Jul 15»
4
Adelaide United 0-2 Liverpool: James Milner and Danny Ings on …
He is not a like-for-like replacement for Sterling but they have similar qualities, such as their speed and fondness for running directly at ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
DP Poland reports strong pizza trading in first half - Yahoo Finance UK
Like-for-like system sales were up 15.8%, while gross profit was 27.1% higher. Chief executive Peter Shaw said: "Store EBITDA continues to ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Jul 15»
6
Givaudan H1 Profit Rises; Like-for-like Sales Up 1.3% - Quick Facts
Fragrance Division sales were flat on a like-for-like basis and a decline of 1.1% in Swiss francs. Flavour Division sales increased 2.6% on a ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
7
B&M European Value Sales Up In Quarter But Like-For-Like Growth …
Total group sales growth in the quarter was 24%, slowed from the 32% growth it posted a year earlier, while its like-for-like sales growth slowed ... «London South East, Jul 15»
8
Carrefour: mixed results in Q2
In Italy like-for-like sales were down 5.0%, but this was against comparisons with the World Cup period in 2014 during which Carrefour ran a ... «IGD Retail Analysis, Jul 15»
9
Big Yellow like-for-like revenues up
"We have grown occupancy in our like-for-like stores by 3.1 percentage points over the quarter. The first quarter is historically our strongest, but ... «Stock Market Wire, Jul 15»
10
Workspace Group Q1 Like-for-like Rent Roll Up 17.7% YoY - Quick …
The Group reported like-for-like rent roll of 48.6 million pounds, an increase of 17.7% over the last year. Overall occupancy at 30 June 2015 ... «RTT News, Jul 15»

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