equipment

[ih-kwip-muhnt] / ɪˈkwɪp mənt /

NOUN

supplies, gear for activity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparatus furnishings furniture machinery material

STRONG

accessories accompaniments accouterments appliances appurtenances articles attachments baggage belongings contraptions contrivances devices equipage facilities fittings fixtures gadgets habiliments impedimenta materiel outfit paraphernalia provisions rig setup shebang stock store stuff tackle things tools trappings traps utensils

WEAK

kit and kaboodle miscellaneous provisioning

Example Sentences

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I have all these flight cases and drums there and I get all my equipment together.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The company took advantage of a new state and local tax-break program for the purchase or lease of data-center equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

According to HMRC, the buyers from the intended destinations were "desperate for equipment" and were "willing to pay vastly inflated prices".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Chip stocks have slipped up in recent days but that isn’t a sign of trouble for the companies that manufacture chip makers’ equipment, according to Barclays.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“It would be impossible, if things should go wrong, for the Soviets to come in possession of the equipment intact,” CIA Director Allen Dulles had promised the president.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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