equivalente‧quiv‧a‧lent1 /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective 
a qualification which is equivalent to a degree I had no dollars, but offered him an equivalent amount of sterling.—equivalence noun [uncountable]
WORD ORIGINequivalent1
Origin:
1400-1500 French, Late Latin, from aequivalere ‘to have equal power’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He was fined $50 but given the choice of doing the equivalent amount of community work.
- His monthly US salary is equivalent to a year's pay here in Mexico.
- If these prizes are not in stock we will send you an equivalent gift of the same value.
- no more than 12 bottles of beer or an equivalent amount of alcohol
- The US Congress is roughly equivalent to the British Parliament.
- The volcanic eruption on Krakatoa had an explosive power equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT.
- Unemployed workers receive welfare payments and rent assistance equivalent to 50% of their usual income.
- Any transaction involving two groups or two equivalent individuals is regarded as a negotiation rather than an interview.
- By contrast, a small saving in purchasing costs can be worth considerably more in terms of equivalent sales value. 9.
- The equivalent figure for women was 31 percent in 1972 and 63 percent in 1983.
- The equivalent figures in Newham were 4l, with 25 closed and 16 open.
- There is no equivalent history of the Liberal party during this period.
Longman Language Activatorthe same in number, amount, level etc as something else
· You should spend an equal amount of time on each question in the test. · Dilute the syrup with an equal volume of water, stir and serve with ice.equal to · The alcohol in a pint of beer is equal to that in two glasses of wine.· The distance between A and B in the diagram is equal to the diameter of the circle, C.of equal size/length/weight/power/strength etc · When facing an opponent of equal strength, Barker's speed gives her a big advantage.
something that is as old, strong, long etc as something else is of equal age, strength, length etc: · At fourteen Jeremy was already as tall as his father.· The nation was once more as strong as the other major powers in Europe.· Harry was lively and intelligent, but not as good-looking as his older brother.
if two amounts, levels etc are the same they are equal: · The northern route is longer than the southern one, but the fare is the same.· The experiment was repeated by Professor Schwartz, and the results were the same.be the same size/weight/power etc: · The two cars are roughly the same size, and have similar engines.be the same height/age etc as: · Her sister is the same age as me.exactly/roughly the same: · We're both exactly the same height.
something such as an amount, level, or quantity that is equivalent to something else has an equal effect or result but is not completely the same as it: · If these prizes are not in stock we will send you an equivalent gift of the same value.equivalent to: · The volcanic eruption on Krakatoa had an explosive power equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT.· Unemployed workers receive welfare payments and rent assistance equivalent to 50% of their usual income.
to be exactly equal to a number, amount, or level - used especially in technical or scientific contexts: · Air pressure at sea level equals 1.03kg per square centimetre.· The most efficient basis for the trade of goods is when demand equals supply.
to be equal in number or amount to something that is itself already very high or very great: · The only cars which could match the acceleration of the Ferraris were the Shelby Cobras and Aston Martins.· Forming alliances with other countries was the only way to match the power of the enemy.
to increase quickly enough to remain equal to something else which is also increasing quickly: · There has been a constant expansion of the city boundaries to keep pace with a growing population.· Working-class incomes have generally kept pace with increases in the cost of living.
having the same position, effect, value etc as something else · Compared with the corresponding period last year, average temperatures have been low.· The removal of American nuclear forces brought a corresponding withdrawal of Russian troops.· A big fall in steel productivity caused a corresponding decrease in profits.
having the same importance, purpose, or value as something else: · He was fined $50 but given the choice of doing the equivalent amount of community work.· The US Congress is roughly equivalent to the British Parliament.equivalent to: · His monthly US salary is equivalent to a year's pay here in Mexico.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We reached broadly similar conclusions. two rocks of roughly equal sizeCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
We reached broadly similar conclusions. (=something that has exactly the same meaning, purpose, value etc as something else)· There is no exact equivalent in English for the phrase.
(=something with the same importance or purpose as something from the past)· In their own minds they are the modern equivalent of highwaymen.
two rocks of roughly equal size· Our finding also confirms previous reports that postprandial serum gastrin consists of approximately equivalent concentrations of G17 and G34.· This amount was approximately equivalent to half of their annual salary, depending on age and position held.
· This is in accordance with the Council's long standing policy to maintain reserves broadly equivalent to three months' core activity expenditure.· It would provide the maximum area of water within the engineering constraints and would be broadly equivalent to mean high water mark.
· And yet Aronofsky, with relentless, almost aesthetic cruelty, shows her fate as exactly equivalent to her son's.· Table 5.5 presents these coefficients, estimated using ordinary least squares, for exactly equivalent models to those reported in section 5.6.· The attribute pair citing.text.id and cited.text.id is exactly equivalent to ref.id defined earlier in the Taxis-like symbolic key definition of Figure 2.· The statement is exactly equivalent to Leading spaces will be removed from the input line, but not trailing spaces.
· That is roughly equivalent to the gross global product of Earth for the next thirty thousand years.· Consequently, they are roughly equivalent to the transracially adopted children.· Her snack bar was roughly equivalent to a trust fund.· This was roughly equivalent to an investment of 1.25 pence for every unit of electricity ever generated by nuclear power in Britain.· Being told that one must change to survive is roughly equivalent to being told that one will burn in hell.· Wilson aides said the governor thought that roughly equivalent comparisons could be made between schools and districts using different tests.· The rate of withdrawal over natural replenishment is now roughly equivalent to the flow of the Colorado River.
NOUN· Control incubations used equivalent amounts of phosphatidylcholine vesicles without cholesteryl oleate.· First, they wanted at least an equivalent amount of compensatory land.· The buyer receives a further 100 from the seller who has to pay an equivalent amount as variation margin.· Real team members always do equivalent amounts of real work beyond and between meetings where things are discussed and decided.· The intention is that over extended periods of time equivalent machines receive an equivalent amount of resource.· That's the equivalent amount of time that is spent in the average household washing up in one year.· My husband did not have enough marks to pay the bill, so he offered to pay the equivalent amount in Sterling.· His intention to repay the equivalent amount was relevant to dishonesty, not to the intention permanently to deprive.
· If so, an equivalent effect can be expected in latent inhibition.
· The equivalent figures for the trip to Manchester were eighty, forty-five and less than thirty hours.· The equivalent figures for manual workers other than general labourers show a reverse pattern.· For seventeen year olds the equivalent figures are 70 and 44 percent.· The equivalent figures for female workers were £68 and £83 respectively.· No equivalent figures are given for Cramlington because of the irrelevance of the information given for Cramlington before the late 1970s.· Oil equivalent figures referred to in this document are based on 6,000 cubic feet of gas equalling one barrel of oil equivalent.· The equivalent figures in Newham were 4l, with 25 closed and 16 open.
· Direct entry to masters' courses is normally limited to those with good honours degrees or equivalent qualifications.· Some 22 percent of councillors had a degree or equivalent qualification compared to only 5 percent of the general population.· Applicants should have a degree or equivalent qualification in chemistry and relevant post-graduate experience or training in analytical chemistry.
· Similarly, managers and directors appeared to share an equivalent value orientation to the fans and were more receptive to their opinions.· The equivalent value for women suggests a positively sloped aggregate labour supply curve.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- A little bit of sleep was the nearest thing to consolation left for people like us.
- Here was perhaps the nearest thing to alchemy that had ever been seen in the field of politics.
- I think she and Phil were the nearest thing to soccer hooligans that canoeing can produce.
- It was the nearest thing to a coherent defence system yet seen at Verdun.
- So let us accept that I am the nearest thing to a father that Nana has available.
- Still, as Jane belonged nowhere, Sussex became the nearest thing to home.
- That and the fact that it lost faith in the nearest thing to a charismatic it had had since Rose Fox.
- The United Nations General Assembly has been called the nearest thing to a world parliament.
WORD FAMILYnounequivalenceequivalentadjectiveequivalent
having the same value, purpose, job etc as a person or thing of a different kindequivalent to a qualification which is equivalent to a degree I had no dollars, but offered him an equivalent amount of sterling.—equivalence noun [uncountable]