noun · neutral
equipment
/ɪˈkwɪpmənt/e·QUIP·ment
Band 6-7speakingtask1task2
tools, machines, or other objects needed for a particular purpose (uncountable)
Examples
“The lab needs specialist equipment for the experiment.”
“We bought new equipment for the school's art room.”
“You should bring your own equipment for outdoor fieldwork.”
Band 8 sentence
“Universities should provide up-to-date equipment so students can acquire practical skills alongside theory.”
Collocations
- piece of equipment / pieces of equipment
- specialist/medical/ laboratory equipment
- state-of-the-art equipment
Word family
equip verbequipped adjective / past participleequipment nounequipper noun (rare)
Common mistakes
equipments→equipment
a equipment→equipment / a piece of equipment
Say it for a higher band
5tools→6devices→7+equipment
Synonyms
apparatus
gear
tools
Easily confused
requirement
“The course lists the equipment students must bring.”
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