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equipment

[ ih-kwip-muhnt ]

noun

  1. anything kept, furnished, or provided for a specific purpose.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. the act of equipping a person or thing.
  3. the state of being equipped.
  4. the personal knowledge and skill required for a task, occupation, etc.:

    He has the necessary equipment for law.

  5. the rolling stock of a railroad.


equipment

/ ɪˈɪ賾əԳ /

noun

  1. an act or instance of equipping
  2. the items so provided
  3. a set of tools, devices, kit, etc, assembled for a specific purpose, such as a soldier's kit and weapons
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • e·ܾmԳ noun
  • e·ܾmԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of equipment1

First recorded in 1710–20; equip + -ment
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Smartmatic equipment was only used in Los Angeles County and in none of the swing states that decided the outcome, a fact that was communicated to Fox News at the time.

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This means the loss of parliamentary funding for things like office budgets and technology equipment, as well as fewer chances to ask questions of the government and sit on committees.

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Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing and have not concluded that Edison’s equipment sparked the blaze, Edison International Chief Executive Pedro Pizarro said during the company’s first-quarter earnings call.

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She had saved enough money to pay move-in costs and buy equipment for a home business offering eyelash services.

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When firefighters call out sick or are on vacation, their shifts are either backfilled by employees working overtime, or the department places some engines, ambulances or other equipment out of service for the day.

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