[ɪˈkwɪvələnt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
(e.g: one unit is equivalent to one glass of wine)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (describing persons who were equal in power or rank): via Old French from late Latin aequivalent- ‘being of equal worth’, from the verb aequivalere, from aequi- ‘equally’ + valere ‘be worth’

[ɪˈkwɪvələnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
(e.g: the French equivalent of the Bank of England)

- the mass of a particular substance that can combine with or displace one gram of hydrogen or eight grams of oxygen, used in expressing combining powers, especially of elements


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (describing persons who were equal in power or rank): via Old French from late Latin aequivalent- ‘being of equal worth’, from the verb aequivalere, from aequi- ‘equally’ + valere ‘be worth’