like-for-like
Matching the original
Like-for-like compares equivalent things on the same basis, excluding variables that would distort the comparison.
In business, like-for-like sales measure performance of stores open for at least a year, filtering out growth from new locations: Like-for-like sales rose 3% this quarter.
A like-for-like replacement matches what was there before: They did a like-for-like swap of the broken part.
Chiefly British; Americans often say comparable or same-store.
Assessment of similarities
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- competitorOne striving against others
Exchange one for another
- substituteReplacement for another
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- equivalentSame in value or function
- identicalExactly the same
matching · interchangeable · comparable · mirror · replica · duplicate · facsimile · carbon-copy
Comparing same periods annually
- baselineStandard for comparison
- normalizedAdjusted to standard measure
Return to previous position
- restorationReturning something to condition
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
Inherited cultural legacy
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
- authenticVerified as original
- reclaimedTaken back; salvaged
comparison
Assessment of similarities
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- competitorOne striving against others
swap
Exchange one for another
- substituteReplacement for another
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- equivalentSame in value or function
identical · matching · interchangeable · comparable · mirror · replica · duplicate · facsimile · carbon-copy · switchout
year-over-year
Comparing same periods annually
- baselineStandard for comparison
- normalizedAdjusted to standard measure
reinstatement
Return to previous position
- restorationReturning something to condition
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
- authenticVerified as original
like-for-likeupgrade
Raise to higher standard
unlike · downgrade · different · dissimilar · mismatched
like-for-likeupgrade
Raise to higher standard
improvement · enhancement · downgrade · deterioration · step up
like-for-likeupgrade
Raise to higher standard
downgrade · improvement · enhancement · deterioration · better
like, likes, liked, liking, likeness, alike, unlike, unlikely, likely