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.
