adjective
- Able to be compared or worthy of comparison.
- Conforming in every respect.
- usage: "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"
- synonyms: corresponding, like
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Comparable is a publicly traded company with similar characteristics to a private company that is being valued. For example, a telecommunications equipment manufacturer whose market value is 2 times revenues can be used to estimate the value of a similar and relatively new company with a new product in the same industry. See: Liquidity discount.