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| 1. | [ adjective ] well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another | |
| Examples: | "on equal terms" "all men are equal before the law" |
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| Related terms: | unequal as_good_as as_many even close equivalent isothermal coordinate quits equivalent equalized balanced equilateral equidistant isometric tied coequal half-and-half isochronal same comparable commensurate equality | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be identical or equivalent to | |
| Synonyms: | be | |
| Examples: | : "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" |
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| Related terms: | differ represent match equate translate | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] equal in amount or value | |
| Synonyms: | same equivalent like | |
| Examples: | "like amounts" "equivalent amounts" "the same amount" "gave one six blows and the other a like number" "an equal number" "the same number" |
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| Related terms: | unlike | |
| 4. | [ verb ] be equal to in quality or ability; | |
| Synonyms: | match rival touch | |
| Examples: | "Nothing can rival cotton for durability" "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues" "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" |
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| Related terms: | compete peer | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a person who is of equal standing with another in a group | |
| Synonyms: | peer compeer match | |
| Related terms: | person associate successor stand-in contemporary townsman peer_group | |
| 6. | [ verb ] make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching | |
| Synonyms: | equate equalise match equalize | |
| Examples: | "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office" "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" |
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| Related terms: | change regularize tie homogenize homologize counterweight equator equalization | |
| Similar spelling: |
equally |
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