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equivalent

[ih-kwiv-uh-luhnt, ee-kwuh-vey-luhnt] / ɪˈkwɪv ə lənt, ˌi kwəˈveɪ lənt /




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Around 20 million barrels per day of crude oil and petroleum products pass through the strait every day — the equivalent of about 20% of global petroleum-liquids consumption, according to the U.S.

From MarketWatch

UK MPs are paid slightly more than their equivalents in France, Japan and New Zealand but less than those in Ireland, Italy, Canada, Australia, Germany and US, where annual salaries are more than £100,000.

From BBC

The U.S. reserve is roughly equivalent to 20 days of domestic consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal

Berkshire’s mountain of cash and equivalents swelled to a record $373.1 billion at the end of 2025, after accounting for a payable for purchasing some short-term government debt.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has been estimated that a typical cremation has a footprint equivalent to about 320kg of carbon dioxide- Alkaline hydrolysis is found to result in the emission of seven times less CO2.

From BBC