equivalent
adjective
equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc..
equivalents
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pluralof equivalent.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Adjusted for inflation, the rough equivalents today would be more than $700,000 in income and net worth of $6.6 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
France’s recent budget proposal sparked fiscal and political concerns that lifted French 10-year bond yields to their highest since 2002, while their spreads over their German equivalents soared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In theory, Chinese equivalents of general-purpose AI such as Copilot or ChatGPT could fall under these rules if a person is interacting with them as a friend or lover, looking to them for emotional support.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
GameStop said it has $5.4 billion in cash and equivalents at the end of the second quarter, vs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mixed in with the applause, though, was a spattering of whistles and the stamping of feet, the European equivalents of catcalls and boos.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
