equivalent

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

adjectivenoune · quiv · a · lent

Think: “I QUIT” is equivalent to “I give up” — e-QUIV-a-lent starts with QUIV like QUIT.

Yes, it's equivalent. Don’t drop the second “i”: it’s e + quiv + a + lent (…quiV…, not …queV…).

Definitions

  1. adjectiveequal in value, amount, meaning, or function.
  2. nouna person or thing that is equal in value, amount, meaning, or function to another.

Examples

  • Eight quarters are equivalent to two dollars.
  • In chemistry, the equivalent amount depends on how a substance reacts.
  • Her experience is the equivalent of a year of formal training.

Synonyms

equalcomparablecorrespondingmatchinginterchangeable

Antonyms

unequaldifferent

Translations

ES equivalentePT equivalenteFR équivalent

Common misspellings

equivilantequivelentequivolentequivolantequivallentequivulentequivalenttequivalant

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