equivalent

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective ~ (to sth) equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc: Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. * 250 grams or an equivalent amount in ounces * The new regulation was seen as equivalent to censorship. equivalence noun [U] (formal): There is no straightforward equivalence between economic progress and social well-being. noun ~ (of / to sth) a thing, amount, word, etc. that is equivalent to sth else: Send ｣20 or the equivalent in your own currency. * Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human equivalent of BSE * The 'Gymnasium' is the closest equivalent to the grammar school in England. * Is there a French word that is the exact equivalent of the English word 'home'? * Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of (= has the same effect as) smoking ten cigarettes a day.