Definition of "comparable" []

• Admitting of comparison with another or others: "The satellite revolution is comparable to Gutenberg's invention of movable type” ( Irvin Molotsky). (adjective)
• Similar or equivalent: pianists of comparable ability. (adjective)

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• "The first – to his boss, Fred Fielding, on Feb. 3, 1984 – denounced the notion of equal pay for comparable worth, saying “It is difficult to exaggerate the perniciousness of the ‘comparable worth’ theory."
• "When the late Canadian radio host Peter Gzowski had a competition to come up with a phrase comparable to “American as apple pie,” the winner was “As Canadian as possible, under the circumstances.”"
• "From there, they're going to look at other properties in the neighborhood that have sold, and use those as what we call comparable sales, to compare to the property, to say if the sale sold for X amount of dollars, what should the subject property sell for in the open markets?"