adj
equal
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adj
1
The same in amount, value, size, status, or rights.
"The two teams scored an equal number of points."
"All employees deserve equal pay for equal work."
verb
1
To be the same as in value or amount; to match.
"Two plus two equals four."
"No performance since has equaled her Olympic record."
noun
1
A person or thing having the same status, rank, or ability as another.
"She treats every member of staff as an equal."
How to Use Equal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe same as something else in size, value, rank, or rights.
Common pairings
equal rights
equal opportunity
all things being equal
Word Forms
more equal comparative, equaled past tense, equalled past tense, equals plural, equals singular, most equal superlative
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Etymology
From Latin aequalis, "even, level, equal," from aequus ("level, fair").