equivalent

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having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc.:

She's doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.

equivalent to Is $50 equivalent to about £30?

something that has the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc. as something else:

equivalent for There is no English equivalent for "bon appetit" so we have adopted the French expression.

equivalent of Ten thousand people a year die of the disease - that's the equivalent of the population of this town.

equal to or having the same effect as something else:

A mile is equivalent to about 1.6 kilometers.

Equivalent equations are two equations (= mathematical statements) that have the same solutions.

the same in amount, price, size, etc.:

The total consumer electronics market is equivalent to approximately $100 for every person on Earth.

equivalent amount/level/price Under the new scheme, companies would agree to pay the pension contributions of their employees, and in return workers would sacrifice an equivalent amount from their salary.

something that is the same amount, price, size, etc. as something else or has the same purpose as something else:

The FSA has spoken to its New York equivalent, the SEC, regarding the takeover.

The price of a barrel of crude oil in the early 1980s went as high as $40 (the equivalent of $80 today).