adjective, noun · neutral
equivalent
/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/e·QUIV·a·lent
equal in value, amount, function, meaning, or effect
Examples
“One US dollar is roughly equivalent to 0.85 euros.”
“There is no exact equivalent in Vietnamese for some English idioms.”
“The equivalent amount will be refunded to your account.”
Band 8 sentence
“The carbon footprint of air travel is roughly equivalent to that of several months of household energy use.”
Collocations
- be equivalent to
- roughly/equally equivalent
Word family
Common mistakes
use 'equivalent' as a verb: 'to equivalent something'→use 'be equivalent to' or 'equivalent' as adjective
omit preposition and say 'equivalent English' instead of 'equivalent in English'→equivalent in English
Say it for a higher band
5similar→6comparable→7+equivalent
Synonyms
comparable
Easily confused
comparable
“The two methods are comparable in accuracy, but not equivalent.”
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