- a thing, amount, word, etc. that is equal in value, meaning or purpose to something else
- Send €20 or the equivalent in your own currency.
- equivalent of something the modern equivalent of the Roman baths
- Is there a French word that is the exact equivalent of the English word ‘home’?
- equivalent of doing something The pipeline captures about 15 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually, which is the equivalent of (= has the same effect as) removing 3.2 million vehicles from the roads.
- equivalent to something The German ‘Gymnasium’ is the closest equivalent to the grammar school in England.
Extra Examples- He's only paid the equivalent of $200.
- It is the approximate equivalent in height to the Matterhorn.
- The campaign says that hunters are the moral equivalent of murderers.
- The company has $43.8 million in cash and cash equivalents.
- There is no exact male equivalent for witches.
- These drawings are the visual equivalents of stage whispers.
- This concert hall has been described as the American equivalent of London's Royal Albert Hall.
- This qualification is the equivalent of a degree.
- a word which has no direct equivalent in English
- each sponsor received the equivalent of £1millon worth of advertising.
- the nearest equivalent we have to a carnival
- the online equivalent of the telephone
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- exact
- approximate
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- be
- be considered
- represent
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- equivalent for
- equivalent in
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