equipment

Pronunciation: /ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

Etymology

From equip + -ment, or from French équipement.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
instrumentality
Narrower (hyponyms)
apparatus, gear, test equipment, robotics equipment, life-support system, electronic equipment

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