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equivalent

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




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Its market capitalization of 54.08 trillion New Taiwan dollars, equivalent to US$1.71 trillion, accounts for over 40% of the Taiwanese stock market’s capitalization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Yet for homeowners, housing costs are not measured through mortgage payments or prices, but through “owners’ equivalent rent,” an estimate of how much they believe their home would rent for.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

As of January 2026, there were 25,563 full‑time equivalent midwives working in NHS trusts and other organisations in England — a 31% increase compared with 2010.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

That is equivalent to almost three of the giant refineries run in Nigeria by the Dangote group -- by far the biggest in Africa.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Exceptions.—X final, being equivalent to ks, is never doubled; and when the derivative does not retain the accent of the root, the final consonant is not always doubled: as, prefer' + ence = pref'erence.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton




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