equipment (ɪˈkwɪpmənt
)
Definitions
noun
- an act or instance of equipping
- the items so provided
- a set of tools, devices, kit, etc, assembled for a specific purpose, such as a soldier's kit and weapons
Synonyms
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apparatus,
stock,
supplies,
material,
stuff,
tackle,
gear,
tools,
provisions,
kit,
rig,
baggage,
paraphernalia,
accoutrements,
appurtenances,
equipage,
Translations
- British English:
equipment
Equipment consists of the things such as tools or machines which are used for a particular purpose....computers and electronic equipment.ɪˈkwɪpmənt NOUN ...computers and electronic equipment.
- Spanish:
equipo
nm
- French:
équipement
nm
- German:
Ausrüstung
nf
- Chinese: 设备 n
- Arabic: مُعَدَّات n
- Portuguese: equipamento nm
- Russian: оборудование nnt
- Croatian: oprema nf
- Czech: vybavení nnt
- Danish: udstyr nnt
- Dutch: apparatuur nf
- Finnish: tarvikkeet npl
- Greek: εξοπλισμός nm
- Italian: attrezzatura nf
- Japanese: 装置 n
- Korean: 장비 n
- Norwegian: utstyr nnt
- Polish: wyposażenie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: equipamento nm
- European Spanish:
equipo
nm
- Swedish: utrustning nutr
- Thai: เครื่องมือ n
- Turkish: donanım n
- Vietnamese: thiết bị n
Usage examples
And I'm picking up the special camera equipment on Thursday.
, HIDING FROM THE LIGHT (2002)But I'd also get whatever new spy equipment they had something that would allow me to look through walls.
Maxim (2004)Hand-held CB radio, two-way walkie-talkie systems and similar equipment are all to be covered by the ban.
Irish Times (2002)Cisco Systems, the internet hardware supplier, has made a record £1.5bn write-off of equipment no longer required.
Glasgow Herald (2001)In the second quarter of the year, orders for information technology equipment had risen by 34 percent.
, DOT.CON (2001)