Definition of equal in English:

equal

adjective ˈiːkw(ə)lˈikwəl

1Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
add equal amounts of water and flour
1 litre is roughly equal to 1 quart
Example sentencesExamples
- He also knows the critical letters will be balanced by an equal number of friendly letters.
- Nearly equal amounts of the hormone are derived from the adrenal glands and the ovaries.
- The amount of the deduction is equal to the value of the stock contributed.
- Everywhere you look, this concept inspires admiration and trepidation in almost equal measure.
- In very rare cases, the right and left groove appear equal in size.
- Overall, the acts and scenes comprising the narrative of folktales of this type are roughly equal in length.
- For example, a student knows that 32 degrees Fahrenheit is freezing and is equal to 0 degrees Celsius.
- Milk should be frozen in portions approximately equal to the amount needed for one or two feedings.
- The amount of money taken in was roughly equal to the amount of money paid out.
- The sum of the angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles.
- In estimating, it can be assumed that the yield of the concrete will be approximately equal to the quantity of gravel used.
- Night and day are in perfect balance, only twice a year do day and night become equal in length.
- The film has its fascinating and tedious elements, in nearly equal measure.
- But it is still not clear how to find an efficient allocation in which the value of consumption is equal to income for all consumers.
- Several forms of verbal therapy have roughly equal effects, he noted.
- Trim off the ends of each package and slice each into five equal portions.
- This team observed that fatty meals produce as much reflux over six hours as a balanced meal with an equal number of calories.
- York-based Northern Spirit are recruiting 50 new drivers and say they want an equal number of applications from both sexes.
- We begin with a law of international relations: no action involving two countries has equal effects on each.
- Few of the items produced within the country are considered equal in quality to foreign products.
Synonyms
identical, uniform, alike, like, the same, one and the same, equivalent, indistinguishable
matching, twin
comparable, similar, corresponding, correspondent, commensurate
equivalent, identical, amounting
proportionate, tantamount
the same as, commensurate with, on a par with
1. 1.1 (of people) having the same status, rights, or opportunities.
  people are born free and equal
  a society where women and men are equal partners
  Example sentencesExamples
  Women are finally becoming equal with men and not before time.
  Can citizens be considered equal if they possess very different degrees of economic power?
  No one is above the law and everyone is equal before the law.
  Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
  Until gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people are fully equal under law, we are second-class citizens.
  Under a human-rights focused democracy, all people are equal before the law.
  "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, " it declared.
  This experience reinforced American egalitarianism, the belief that everyone is equal in status.
  We're all more or less equal: let the calculators do the dividing.
  French authorities contend the principle of secularism is meant to make everybody equal.
  Weren't women already equal in the eyes of the law?
  The thesis is that in traditional Aboriginal societies, women were equal to men and treated with respect.
  He is not equal in status to the other citizens.
  All humans are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
  We are taught that all men are created equal in the eyes of God and there is only one God.
  In respect to civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law.
  Legislation giving women status as equal partners in marriage was passed in 1993.
2. 1.2 Uniform in application or effect; without discrimination on any grounds.
  a dedicated campaigner for equal rights
  Example sentencesExamples
  I admit that I prefer working with men and I am in favour of equal employment opportunities.
  I asked for equal rights and opportunities and I tried my hardest to achieve it.
  What we advocate is not that everyone is the same, but rather, all should have equal access to opportunity.
  No one is safe unless and until we all share equal protection under the same laws.
  You must have been playing this ‘ignorance is bliss’ game for a while now if you believe that we all have equal rights and opportunities here.
  The primary goal of school reform must be to provide more equal education opportunities.
  These valuable resources will be managed through a local community structure working on the ethos of equal access to opportunities for all.
  I will do everything in my power to fight for fair and equal treatment.
  The report found pregnancy discrimination, equal pay, harassment, access to employment and promotion, and dismissal as causes of complaint.
  Although people claim there is an even playing field now and all access to opportunities is equal, it's not yet true.
  Equal pay is also historically significant in the context of age and race.
  Instead, all property should be owned collectively, and all people should have equal social and economic status.
  Until the achievement of equal pay in 1974, men fared better than women.
  In the 1960s she worked to improve women's access to education and training and to promote equal pay and opportunity.
  A professional equal opportunities approach must underpin appointments, otherwise the same old faces will reappear.
  They also indicated in large numbers that they hoped to end segregation and discrimination and receive equal, just, and fair treatment.
  Student Services created Services for Students with Disabilities to provide equal access and opportunities to students with disabilities.
  As adults we all have equal status - not economically, not in terms of our beauty, our background or how nice our parents are, but in terms of our rights.
  Labour health spokesperson Liz McManus said the party was committed to providing equal access to a high-quality health service.
  After all, these were just two small units in a vast country where every Soviet citizen enjoyed equal rights and opportunities.
  Article 26 provides that all persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law.
  Synonyms
  unbiased, impartial, non-partisan, fair, fair-minded, just, even-handed, equitable
  unprejudiced, unbigoted, non-discriminatory, free from discrimination, egalitarian
  neutral, objective, disinterested, without fear or favour
3. 1.3 Evenly or fairly balanced.
  it was hardly an equal contest
  Example sentencesExamples
  You cannot sort of just parachute in without opportunity for open and equal competition as part of the process.
  It is difficult to foster and feed the kind of balanced, equal relationship that can sustain us into the future.
  At first, it seemed reasonable; everyone had fairly equal responsibilities, which I noted she never bothered with herself.
  Will ‘close’ allies be persuaded to buy the US technologies as the price of a more equal relationship on the ground?
  I'm no great fan of his but I do like to see an equal contest and I don't think that's what we're getting in this campaign.
  War serves a good purpose when it is an equal fight.
  The scrum is supposed to be an equal contest and you would expect a pack of 900 kg to dominate a pack of 800 kg.
  The duel - more equal and balanced in the play than in the film, where the camera unfairly favours Nicholson - is a showdown between two opposed acting styles.
  Synonyms
  evenly matched, evenly balanced, even, balanced, level, evenly proportioned, well matched, on a par, on an equal footing
  informal fifty-fifty, level pegging, neck and neck
2equal toHaving the ability or resources to meet (a challenge)
the players proved equal to the task
Example sentencesExamples
- After reading the screenplay Stalin noted, " comrade Eisenstein proved himself equal to the task".
- Against the wind in the second half, Confey now had to face a far tougher challenge but they were equal to the task.
- The people of York have proved themselves equal to the task.
- I just don't feel equal to the challenge that I'm facing now.
- He soon proved himself more than equal to the demands of combat soldiering.
- With her comprehensive research, sound analysis, and engaging style, Williams proves herself equal to the task.
Synonyms
capable of, fit for, up to, good/strong enough for, adequate for, sufficient for, ready for
suitable for, suited to, appropriate for
informal up to scratch, having what it takes

nounPlural equals ˈiːkw(ə)lˈikwəl

A person or thing that is the same as another in status or quality.
we all treat each other as equals
entertainment facilities without equal in the British Isles
Example sentencesExamples
- I've eaten at a lot of Chinese restaurants on three different continents, and this was easily the equal of the best of them.
- She had never done so before, but she doubted that she was meant to be his intellectual equal anymore.
- In any event, the dishes were the equal of anything I've ever tasted anywhere in the world.
- Bergerac has an under-appreciated white wine, Monbazillac, that is almost the equal of many Sauternes and much less expensive.
- He was now a land owner - the equal of his former employers.
- Vegetarians' concern for animals and their refusal to treat animals cruelly does not mean that they regard animals as equals.
- The SAS is Great Britain's most elite force, the equal of any special forces group in the world.
- In the United States, most things are done by the private sector, and most things here are at least the equal of their counterparts everywhere in the world.
- Indeed, one of the fundamental demands of striking workers in the preceding years was to be treated as the equal of their masters.
- I consider myself one of the best producers in New York, and she's easily my equal, if not my superior.
- But generally, the standard is high - these funny and charming wannabes are the equal of many stand-ups I've seen on the circuit.
- I think that winning the Champions League would allow us to step up to another level and to become the equal of the great European clubs.
- For Juliet the relief must come from realising she has produced an album the equal of, if not better than, ‘Burn The Black Suit’.
- Consider the statement: Women are, and should be treated as, the equals of men.
- Marina, on the other hand, is pretty, uninhibited, and not Holly's intellectual equal.
- At last, an intelligent email from an intellectual equal.
- In the pantheon of funnymen, Rodney was, and still is, without equal.
- The stairways and the timbers used have had few equals in the present day.
- Now we can negotiate as equals with the administration.
- A dozen short stories precede the novella, a reminder that while Updike may not be the equal of, say, Carver, in that genre he has few equals among his contemporaries.
Synonyms
equivalent, peer, fellow, coequal, like
mate, twin, alter ego, counterpart, match, parallel
rare compeer

verbequalling, equals, equalled, equaled, equaling ˈiːkw(ə)lˈikwəl

[with object]

1Be the same as in number or amount.
four plus six divided by two equals five
the total debits should equal the total credits
Example sentencesExamples
- The amount equals the compensation the European Union is seeking for the impact of the tax breaks on businesses in the union.
- A circle and square have an equal area only if the ratio between a side of the square and a radius of the circle equals the square root of pi.
- Exports of such services equalled 0.6 percent of all exports of goods and services in 2000.
- Regional totals of disease incidence or patients receiving treatment often do not equal the sum of published country specific figures.
- Under our assumptions, $.50 divided by 1.5 equals $.33.
- Your daily calorie intake should equal approximately 13 times your body weight if you're active.
- Daily calcium intake should equal approximately 1500 mg of elemental calcium.
- Net consumption divided by total capital invested equals a rate of profit of 11.11%.
- The cost would roughly equal the amount currently spent by oil companies on petroleum exploration and production.
- The net worth of the 30 richest Americans equals approximately $500 billion.
- Yet 371 people were arrested, equaling approximately 40 people per incident.
- To emphasize the nature of rent as a surplus, George notes that wages plus returns to capital goods equal the total produce minus rent.
- Total seed number per plant equals the sum of seeds over all mature fruits.
- Euler asserts that the sum of the harmonic series equals the natural logarithm of infinity plus a quantity that is nearly a constant.
- The formula that represents power density is watts times time, divided by spot size, equals power density.
- The total amount of the invoice equalled the amount of finance available, namely £14.5 millions.
- But since equity equals assets minus total debt, a company decreases its equity by increasing debt.
- For example, total charges must equal total credits.
- The first thing to note about the 8% figure quoted by the prime minister is that it does not equal the amount of total EU income spent on health care.
- Table VII shows that the number of paper-cutting opportunities nearly equaled the total number of paper-folding opportunities in the ten textbooks.
Synonyms
be equal to, be equivalent to, be the same as, correspond to
1. 1.1 Match or rival in performance or extent.
  he equalled the world record of 9.93 seconds
  Example sentencesExamples
  With the big serves in today's tennis, I'm not sure this match will ever be equalled.
  You were a true professional, whose paranoia equalled only my own.
  Browne's time in the 60m sprint equalled his best performance this year, which has him ranked in the top 10 nationally.
  Graeme Smith's South Africa needed a win to equal Australia's world record of 21 unbeaten matches set in 2003.
  How could he have done something to equal what I had done?
  The women's fourth-place finish equaled their best ever performance set at last year's conference meet while the men's fifth-place finish was one better than last year.
  Five centuries - equalling the best ever total in a best-of - 25-frames match - were the highlights.
  His love of sport was only equalled by his developed love of history.
  He already has equaled his stolen base total from 1999.
  This time the Trophy Match equalled the flawless performance of the other two.
  His fury at his compatriots is only equalled by his contempt for the Americans.
  Unfortunately for Mackie, the men managed to equal that feat within the next two hours.
  Publicly, she may well claim she aims to smash her final imprint into the record book, equalling the record of 20 Wimbledon titles garnered by Billie Jean King.
  Airports consume land, energy and dumping capacity at rates rarely equalled anywhere else.
  One of the main differences between the sides was that the losers could not equal the performances of a number of players in key positions.
  The time of 2: 15.10 on a firm course equals the course record.
  The record was not equalled until August this year by Arsene Wenger's awesome Arsenal side.
  At Goodwood today, it is odds-on that a horse will equal a feat not seen in 30 years.
  McEvoy equalled the course record and snatched the halfway lead, before tailing off.
  He has now scored five tries in just three appearances this season, equalling his total for the entire 1998 season and out-stripping the two he managed last term.
  Synonyms
  match, reach, parallel, come up to, be level with, measure up to, achieve
  be as good as, be equal/even/level with, be a match for, match, measure up to, come up to, equate with, be in the same league as, be in the same category as, be tantamount to
  rival, compete with, contend with, vie with
2. 1.2 Be equivalent to.
  his work is concerned with why private property equals exploitation
  Example sentencesExamples
  What these works reveal most vividly is that suburban history is, more than anything else, a story in which property equals power.
  Let's talk about this: no breathing equals no oxygen equals total exhaustion.
  The relationship between culture and society is not, as Okri appears to suggest, one of strict equivalence, as in great society equals great culture.
  But I still don't understand why tragedy plus time equals profit.
  What you mean cannot equal what you say, because words and meaning are not identical.
  Both universities have started educational campaigns to teach students that downloading copyrighted songs equals intellectual property theft.
  Or as is said in economics, private benefit equals social benefit.
  In this case, as in English common law, silence equals consent.
  Lost quality equals lost income, while the farmgate price for cereals continues to be depressed.
  The kind of space that I want to create is one where men do not think that a short skirt equals consent.
  The formula would be privatization plus deregulation equals efficiency.
  But to the extent that virility equals violence it is not a vital force but only a cover for the real frigidity.
  A danger to his property equaled a direct danger to him.
  Personal trainer Paul Leong agrees that fitness without proper nutrition equals poor results in overall health and weight loss.
  But in this industry, status does not necessarily equal dollars or employment.
  Synonyms
  be equal to, be equivalent to, be the same as, correspond to

Usage

It is widely held that adjectives such as equal and unique should not be modified and that it is incorrect to say more equal or very unique, on the grounds that these are adjectives which refer to a logical or mathematical absolute. For more discussion of this question, see unique

Phrases

on equal terms

With the same advantages and disadvantages.
all companies should be able to compete on equal terms
Example sentencesExamples
- For clubs playing in European competitions, a mid-season break would allow them to compete on equal terms.
- We do not succeed in meeting on equal terms those who lack the privilege of a history.
- Philip gave her a curious look, standing to face her on equal terms.
- Companies are no longer allowed to exclude part-time workers - they must offer membership to everyone on equal terms.
- I truly love a woman who will take on a man in a fight on equal terms.
- Catholic bishops claimed to correspond with provincial governors on equal terms.
- Private hospitals, whether for profit or not, would compete on equal terms.
- We are seeing emerge a kaleidoscopic collection of niche high quality businesses which can compete on equal terms in the international market.
- Graduate students, junior faculty, senior distinguished professors all entered the lists on equal terms.
- The competition takes place on a level playing field, where every country has a chance to participate on equal terms.

other (or all) things being equal

Provided that other factors or circumstances remain the same.
it follows that, other things being equal, the price level will rise
Example sentencesExamples
- Once this finds an outlet through trade and specialisation, all things being equal, material progress follows.
- Time after time the courts have said that, all other things being equal, if the child has a good parent, that child should be with the parent.
- As for me, all other things being equal, I'd rather live longer and would not begrudge further longevity to others.
- So, all other things being equal, the left-handed trait, which is largely genetic, should have died out long ago in prehistory.
- Because in economics, as you and I both know, if there's demand, prices are going to rise, all other things being equal.
- I'm sure all things being equal, he'd rather be someplace else.
- It does not always provide for perfect justice or perfect security but, all things being equal, it is an improvement over the endless territorial and tribal wars that came before.
- But all other things being equal, the view is that we feel that congestion charges are the most realistic way ahead.
- One view is that if the planning system were abolished tomorrow, the general level of house prices, all other things being equal, would not change very much.
- Other things being roughly equal, Supreme Court Justices of all political persuasions are best served by like-minded clerks.
Synonyms
in all likelihood, in all probability, as likely as not, very likely, most likely, likely, as like as not, ten to one, the chances are, doubtless, no doubt, all things considered, taking all things into consideration, all things being equal, possibly, perhaps, maybe, it may be, presumably, on the face of it, apparently

some — are more equal than others

Although members of a society or group appear to be equal, in reality some receive better treatment than others.
evidently, some communities are more equal than others
Example sentencesExamples
- The squabbles about the International Criminal Court indicate that some states are more equal than others.
- Some vested interests are more equal than others.
- It means some patients are more equal than others.
- Well, it turns out, some equal rights are more equal than others.
- There may be the need for equality but to many unionists, some people are more equal than others.
- They are trying to get the state to stop claiming that some relationships are more equal than others.
- All genders are equal, you see, But on the far left some genders are more equal than others.
- All genres are equal, but in the eyes of Hollywood, some genres are more equal than others.
- To paraphrase George Orwell from his book, Animal Farm: ' All fuels are equal but some are more equal than others '.
- It seems that some groups are more equal than others in the eyes of the government's equality envoy.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin aequalis, from aequus 'even, level, equal'.

A word that came from Latin aequus, which is also at the root of adequate (early 17th century), equable (mid 17th century), equanimity (early 17th century), equate (Middle English), equity (Middle English), equivalent (Late Middle English) ‘of equal worth’, equator (Late Middle English) the circle where day and night are equal, iniquity (Middle English), and, via French, egalitarian (late 19th century). George Orwell's political satire Animal Farm (1945) is the source of the quotation ‘All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.’ Another historic use of equal is from the American Declaration of Independence (1776): ‘We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ See also first

Rhymes

coequal, prequel, sequel

Definition of equal in US English:

equal

adjectiveˈikwəlˈēkwəl

1Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
add equal amounts of water and flour
1 liter is roughly equal to 1 quart
Example sentencesExamples
- Few of the items produced within the country are considered equal in quality to foreign products.
- We begin with a law of international relations: no action involving two countries has equal effects on each.
- Several forms of verbal therapy have roughly equal effects, he noted.
- The film has its fascinating and tedious elements, in nearly equal measure.
- Trim off the ends of each package and slice each into five equal portions.
- The amount of money taken in was roughly equal to the amount of money paid out.
- The sum of the angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles.
- For example, a student knows that 32 degrees Fahrenheit is freezing and is equal to 0 degrees Celsius.
- Nearly equal amounts of the hormone are derived from the adrenal glands and the ovaries.
- Everywhere you look, this concept inspires admiration and trepidation in almost equal measure.
- Night and day are in perfect balance, only twice a year do day and night become equal in length.
- York-based Northern Spirit are recruiting 50 new drivers and say they want an equal number of applications from both sexes.
- He also knows the critical letters will be balanced by an equal number of friendly letters.
- Overall, the acts and scenes comprising the narrative of folktales of this type are roughly equal in length.
- In estimating, it can be assumed that the yield of the concrete will be approximately equal to the quantity of gravel used.
- The amount of the deduction is equal to the value of the stock contributed.
- In very rare cases, the right and left groove appear equal in size.
- But it is still not clear how to find an efficient allocation in which the value of consumption is equal to income for all consumers.
- This team observed that fatty meals produce as much reflux over six hours as a balanced meal with an equal number of calories.
- Milk should be frozen in portions approximately equal to the amount needed for one or two feedings.
Synonyms
identical, uniform, alike, like, the same, one and the same, equivalent, indistinguishable
equivalent, identical, amounting
1. 1.1 (of people) having the same status, rights, or opportunities.
  Example sentencesExamples
  No one is above the law and everyone is equal before the law.
  He is not equal in status to the other citizens.
  This experience reinforced American egalitarianism, the belief that everyone is equal in status.
  The thesis is that in traditional Aboriginal societies, women were equal to men and treated with respect.
  Weren't women already equal in the eyes of the law?
  Legislation giving women status as equal partners in marriage was passed in 1993.
  Can citizens be considered equal if they possess very different degrees of economic power?
  We're all more or less equal: let the calculators do the dividing.
  Women are finally becoming equal with men and not before time.
  French authorities contend the principle of secularism is meant to make everybody equal.
  All humans are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
  "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, " it declared.
  Until gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people are fully equal under law, we are second-class citizens.
  Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
  We are taught that all men are created equal in the eyes of God and there is only one God.
  In respect to civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law.
  Under a human-rights focused democracy, all people are equal before the law.
2. 1.2 Uniform in application or effect; without discrimination on any grounds.
  a dedicated campaigner for equal rights
  Example sentencesExamples
  Student Services created Services for Students with Disabilities to provide equal access and opportunities to students with disabilities.
  These valuable resources will be managed through a local community structure working on the ethos of equal access to opportunities for all.
  Equal pay is also historically significant in the context of age and race.
  After all, these were just two small units in a vast country where every Soviet citizen enjoyed equal rights and opportunities.
  I will do everything in my power to fight for fair and equal treatment.
  The report found pregnancy discrimination, equal pay, harassment, access to employment and promotion, and dismissal as causes of complaint.
  As adults we all have equal status - not economically, not in terms of our beauty, our background or how nice our parents are, but in terms of our rights.
  A professional equal opportunities approach must underpin appointments, otherwise the same old faces will reappear.
  I asked for equal rights and opportunities and I tried my hardest to achieve it.
  They also indicated in large numbers that they hoped to end segregation and discrimination and receive equal, just, and fair treatment.
  Although people claim there is an even playing field now and all access to opportunities is equal, it's not yet true.
  Article 26 provides that all persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law.
  The primary goal of school reform must be to provide more equal education opportunities.
  I admit that I prefer working with men and I am in favour of equal employment opportunities.
  You must have been playing this ‘ignorance is bliss’ game for a while now if you believe that we all have equal rights and opportunities here.
  Instead, all property should be owned collectively, and all people should have equal social and economic status.
  Until the achievement of equal pay in 1974, men fared better than women.
  No one is safe unless and until we all share equal protection under the same laws.
  In the 1960s she worked to improve women's access to education and training and to promote equal pay and opportunity.
  Labour health spokesperson Liz McManus said the party was committed to providing equal access to a high-quality health service.
  What we advocate is not that everyone is the same, but rather, all should have equal access to opportunity.
  Synonyms
  unbiased, impartial, non-partisan, fair, fair-minded, just, even-handed, equitable
3. 1.3 Evenly or fairly balanced.
  it was hardly an equal contest
  Example sentencesExamples
  The scrum is supposed to be an equal contest and you would expect a pack of 900 kg to dominate a pack of 800 kg.
  At first, it seemed reasonable; everyone had fairly equal responsibilities, which I noted she never bothered with herself.
  You cannot sort of just parachute in without opportunity for open and equal competition as part of the process.
  Will ‘close’ allies be persuaded to buy the US technologies as the price of a more equal relationship on the ground?
  It is difficult to foster and feed the kind of balanced, equal relationship that can sustain us into the future.
  War serves a good purpose when it is an equal fight.
  The duel - more equal and balanced in the play than in the film, where the camera unfairly favours Nicholson - is a showdown between two opposed acting styles.
  I'm no great fan of his but I do like to see an equal contest and I don't think that's what we're getting in this campaign.
  Synonyms
  evenly matched, evenly balanced, even, balanced, level, evenly proportioned, well matched, on a par, on an equal footing
2equal topredicative Having the ability or resources to meet (a challenge)
the players proved equal to the task
Example sentencesExamples
- Against the wind in the second half, Confey now had to face a far tougher challenge but they were equal to the task.
- I just don't feel equal to the challenge that I'm facing now.
- With her comprehensive research, sound analysis, and engaging style, Williams proves herself equal to the task.
- After reading the screenplay Stalin noted, " comrade Eisenstein proved himself equal to the task".
- He soon proved himself more than equal to the demands of combat soldiering.
- The people of York have proved themselves equal to the task.
Synonyms
capable of, fit for, up to, good enough for, strong enough for, adequate for, sufficient for, ready for

nounˈikwəlˈēkwəl

A person or thing considered to be the same as another in status or quality.
we all treat each other as equals
it was a day without equal in market history
Example sentencesExamples
- But generally, the standard is high - these funny and charming wannabes are the equal of many stand-ups I've seen on the circuit.
- I've eaten at a lot of Chinese restaurants on three different continents, and this was easily the equal of the best of them.
- At last, an intelligent email from an intellectual equal.
- Indeed, one of the fundamental demands of striking workers in the preceding years was to be treated as the equal of their masters.
- The stairways and the timbers used have had few equals in the present day.
- I think that winning the Champions League would allow us to step up to another level and to become the equal of the great European clubs.
- For Juliet the relief must come from realising she has produced an album the equal of, if not better than, ‘Burn The Black Suit’.
- Vegetarians' concern for animals and their refusal to treat animals cruelly does not mean that they regard animals as equals.
- He was now a land owner - the equal of his former employers.
- Bergerac has an under-appreciated white wine, Monbazillac, that is almost the equal of many Sauternes and much less expensive.
- In any event, the dishes were the equal of anything I've ever tasted anywhere in the world.
- In the pantheon of funnymen, Rodney was, and still is, without equal.
- In the United States, most things are done by the private sector, and most things here are at least the equal of their counterparts everywhere in the world.
- She had never done so before, but she doubted that she was meant to be his intellectual equal anymore.
- Marina, on the other hand, is pretty, uninhibited, and not Holly's intellectual equal.
- A dozen short stories precede the novella, a reminder that while Updike may not be the equal of, say, Carver, in that genre he has few equals among his contemporaries.
- Now we can negotiate as equals with the administration.
- I consider myself one of the best producers in New York, and she's easily my equal, if not my superior.
- Consider the statement: Women are, and should be treated as, the equals of men.
- The SAS is Great Britain's most elite force, the equal of any special forces group in the world.
Synonyms
equivalent, peer, fellow, coequal, like

verbˈikwəlˈēkwəl

[with object]

1Be the same as in number or amount.
four plus six divided by two equals five
the total debits should equal the total credits
Example sentencesExamples
- But since equity equals assets minus total debt, a company decreases its equity by increasing debt.
- Net consumption divided by total capital invested equals a rate of profit of 11.11%.
- Regional totals of disease incidence or patients receiving treatment often do not equal the sum of published country specific figures.
- A circle and square have an equal area only if the ratio between a side of the square and a radius of the circle equals the square root of pi.
- Your daily calorie intake should equal approximately 13 times your body weight if you're active.
- To emphasize the nature of rent as a surplus, George notes that wages plus returns to capital goods equal the total produce minus rent.
- Euler asserts that the sum of the harmonic series equals the natural logarithm of infinity plus a quantity that is nearly a constant.
- The formula that represents power density is watts times time, divided by spot size, equals power density.
- The first thing to note about the 8% figure quoted by the prime minister is that it does not equal the amount of total EU income spent on health care.
- The net worth of the 30 richest Americans equals approximately $500 billion.
- Yet 371 people were arrested, equaling approximately 40 people per incident.
- Total seed number per plant equals the sum of seeds over all mature fruits.
- The total amount of the invoice equalled the amount of finance available, namely £14.5 millions.
- Table VII shows that the number of paper-cutting opportunities nearly equaled the total number of paper-folding opportunities in the ten textbooks.
- Daily calcium intake should equal approximately 1500 mg of elemental calcium.
- Exports of such services equalled 0.6 percent of all exports of goods and services in 2000.
- For example, total charges must equal total credits.
- The cost would roughly equal the amount currently spent by oil companies on petroleum exploration and production.
- The amount equals the compensation the European Union is seeking for the impact of the tax breaks on businesses in the union.
- Under our assumptions, $.50 divided by 1.5 equals $.33.
Synonyms
be equal to, be equivalent to, be the same as, correspond to
1. 1.1 Match or rival in performance or extent.
  he equaled the world record of 9.93 seconds
  Example sentencesExamples
  The time of 2: 15.10 on a firm course equals the course record.
  With the big serves in today's tennis, I'm not sure this match will ever be equalled.
  The record was not equalled until August this year by Arsene Wenger's awesome Arsenal side.
  Unfortunately for Mackie, the men managed to equal that feat within the next two hours.
  The women's fourth-place finish equaled their best ever performance set at last year's conference meet while the men's fifth-place finish was one better than last year.
  He has now scored five tries in just three appearances this season, equalling his total for the entire 1998 season and out-stripping the two he managed last term.
  How could he have done something to equal what I had done?
  This time the Trophy Match equalled the flawless performance of the other two.
  One of the main differences between the sides was that the losers could not equal the performances of a number of players in key positions.
  Browne's time in the 60m sprint equalled his best performance this year, which has him ranked in the top 10 nationally.
  Publicly, she may well claim she aims to smash her final imprint into the record book, equalling the record of 20 Wimbledon titles garnered by Billie Jean King.
  His fury at his compatriots is only equalled by his contempt for the Americans.
  McEvoy equalled the course record and snatched the halfway lead, before tailing off.
  His love of sport was only equalled by his developed love of history.
  You were a true professional, whose paranoia equalled only my own.
  Graeme Smith's South Africa needed a win to equal Australia's world record of 21 unbeaten matches set in 2003.
  Five centuries - equalling the best ever total in a best-of - 25-frames match - were the highlights.
  He already has equaled his stolen base total from 1999.
  At Goodwood today, it is odds-on that a horse will equal a feat not seen in 30 years.
  Airports consume land, energy and dumping capacity at rates rarely equalled anywhere else.
  Synonyms
  match, reach, parallel, come up to, be level with, measure up to, achieve
  be as good as, be equal with, be even with, be level with, be a match for, match, measure up to, come up to, equate with, be in the same league as, be in the same category as, be tantamount to
2. 1.2 Be equivalent to.
  his work is concerned with why private property equals exploitation
  Example sentencesExamples
  Lost quality equals lost income, while the farmgate price for cereals continues to be depressed.
  What you mean cannot equal what you say, because words and meaning are not identical.
  A danger to his property equaled a direct danger to him.
  Both universities have started educational campaigns to teach students that downloading copyrighted songs equals intellectual property theft.
  The kind of space that I want to create is one where men do not think that a short skirt equals consent.
  Personal trainer Paul Leong agrees that fitness without proper nutrition equals poor results in overall health and weight loss.
  But in this industry, status does not necessarily equal dollars or employment.
  Or as is said in economics, private benefit equals social benefit.
  Let's talk about this: no breathing equals no oxygen equals total exhaustion.
  But I still don't understand why tragedy plus time equals profit.
  The relationship between culture and society is not, as Okri appears to suggest, one of strict equivalence, as in great society equals great culture.
  In this case, as in English common law, silence equals consent.
  What these works reveal most vividly is that suburban history is, more than anything else, a story in which property equals power.
  But to the extent that virility equals violence it is not a vital force but only a cover for the real frigidity.
  The formula would be privatization plus deregulation equals efficiency.
  Synonyms
  be equal to, be equivalent to, be the same as, correspond to

Usage

It is widely held that adjectives such as equal and unique have absolute meanings and therefore can have no degrees of comparison. Hence they should not be modified, and it is incorrect to say more equal or very unique on the grounds that these are adjectives that refer to a logical or mathematical absolute. For more discussion of this question, see unique

Phrases

(the) first among equals

The person or thing having the highest status in a group.
Example sentencesExamples
- Sorry Campbell, you may be the first among equals, but you ain't the boss.
- They also recognize the Pope as the principal hierarch, the first among equals.
- In the past, the Pope of Alexandria was merely the first among equals, and reform movements had foundered on the autonomy of Egypt's bishops.
- The official doctrine is that the prime minister is simply the first among equals, and the rule of collective responsibility emphasizes the collegial character of the cabinet.
- The whole tenet on which Hauser bases his fascinating book is that the human species is, as it were, first among equals.
- This should be troubling, this complete lack of clear ideas from the man who will be our first among equals.
- He will be the first among equals, but they will all have to prove themselves.
- Although America might be first among equals, its conscious and unconscious existence is tightly coupled to experiences shared with its global neighbors.
- As the first among equals, the Prime Minister will symbolically have his finger on the nuclear button.
- At their best, they are the best, first among equals.

other (or all) things being equal

Provided that other factors or circumstances remain the same.
it follows that, other things being equal, the price level will rise
Example sentencesExamples
- Time after time the courts have said that, all other things being equal, if the child has a good parent, that child should be with the parent.
- One view is that if the planning system were abolished tomorrow, the general level of house prices, all other things being equal, would not change very much.
- So, all other things being equal, the left-handed trait, which is largely genetic, should have died out long ago in prehistory.
- Once this finds an outlet through trade and specialisation, all things being equal, material progress follows.
- Other things being roughly equal, Supreme Court Justices of all political persuasions are best served by like-minded clerks.
- As for me, all other things being equal, I'd rather live longer and would not begrudge further longevity to others.
- But all other things being equal, the view is that we feel that congestion charges are the most realistic way ahead.
- It does not always provide for perfect justice or perfect security but, all things being equal, it is an improvement over the endless territorial and tribal wars that came before.
- Because in economics, as you and I both know, if there's demand, prices are going to rise, all other things being equal.
- I'm sure all things being equal, he'd rather be someplace else.
Synonyms
in all likelihood, in all probability, as likely as not, very likely, most likely, likely, as like as not, ten to one, the chances are, doubtless, no doubt, all things considered, taking all things into consideration, all things being equal, possibly, perhaps, maybe, it may be, presumably, on the face of it, apparently

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin aequalis, from aequus ‘even, level, equal’.

单词	equal
释义	Definition of equal in English: equal adjective ˈiːkw(ə)lˈikwəl 1Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value. add equal amounts of water and flour 1 litre is roughly equal to 1 quart Example sentencesExamples He also knows the critical letters will be balanced by an equal number of friendly letters. Nearly equal amounts of the hormone are derived from the adrenal glands and the ovaries. The amount of the deduction is equal to the value of the stock contributed. Everywhere you look, this concept inspires admiration and trepidation in almost equal measure. In very rare cases, the right and left groove appear equal in size. Overall, the acts and scenes comprising the narrative of folktales of this type are roughly equal in length. For example, a student knows that 32 degrees Fahrenheit is freezing and is equal to 0 degrees Celsius. Milk should be frozen in portions approximately equal to the amount needed for one or two feedings. The amount of money taken in was roughly equal to the amount of money paid out. The sum of the angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles. In estimating, it can be assumed that the yield of the concrete will be approximately equal to the quantity of gravel used. Night and day are in perfect balance, only twice a year do day and night become equal in length. The film has its fascinating and tedious elements, in nearly equal measure. But it is still not clear how to find an efficient allocation in which the value of consumption is equal to income for all consumers. Several forms of verbal therapy have roughly equal effects, he noted. Trim off the ends of each package and slice each into five equal portions. This team observed that fatty meals produce as much reflux over six hours as a balanced meal with an equal number of calories. York-based Northern Spirit are recruiting 50 new drivers and say they want an equal number of applications from both sexes. We begin with a law of international relations: no action involving two countries has equal effects on each. Few of the items produced within the country are considered equal in quality to foreign products. Synonyms identical, uniform, alike, like, the same, one and the same, equivalent, indistinguishable matching, twin comparable, similar, corresponding, correspondent, commensurate equivalent, identical, amounting proportionate, tantamount the same as, commensurate with, on a par with 1.1 (of people) having the same status, rights, or opportunities. people are born free and equal a society where women and men are equal partners Example sentencesExamples Women are finally becoming equal with men and not before time. Can citizens be considered equal if they possess very different degrees of economic power? No one is above the law and everyone is equal before the law. Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Until gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people are fully equal under law, we are second-class citizens. Under a human-rights focused democracy, all people are equal before the law. "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, " it declared. This experience reinforced American egalitarianism, the belief that everyone is equal in status. We're all more or less equal: let the calculators do the dividing. French authorities contend the principle of secularism is meant to make everybody equal. Weren't women already equal in the eyes of the law? The thesis is that in traditional Aboriginal societies, women were equal to men and treated with respect. He is not equal in status to the other citizens. All humans are born free and equal in dignity and rights. We are taught that all men are created equal in the eyes of God and there is only one God. In respect to civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law. Legislation giving women status as equal partners in marriage was passed in 1993. 1.2 Uniform in application or effect; without discrimination on any grounds. a dedicated campaigner for equal rights Example sentencesExamples I admit that I prefer working with men and I am in favour of equal employment opportunities. I asked for equal rights and opportunities and I tried my hardest to achieve it. What we advocate is not that everyone is the same, but rather, all should have equal access to opportunity. No one is safe unless and until we all share equal protection under the same laws. You must have been playing this ‘ignorance is bliss’ game for a while now if you believe that we all have equal rights and opportunities here. The primary goal of school reform must be to provide more equal education opportunities. These valuable resources will be managed through a local community structure working on the ethos of equal access to opportunities for all. I will do everything in my power to fight for fair and equal treatment. The report found pregnancy discrimination, equal pay, harassment, access to employment and promotion, and dismissal as causes of complaint. Although people claim there is an even playing field now and all access to opportunities is equal, it's not yet true. Equal pay is also historically significant in the context of age and race. Instead, all property should be owned collectively, and all people should have equal social and economic status. Until the achievement of equal pay in 1974, men fared better than women. In the 1960s she worked to improve women's access to education and training and to promote equal pay and opportunity. A professional equal opportunities approach must underpin appointments, otherwise the same old faces will reappear. They also indicated in large numbers that they hoped to end segregation and discrimination and receive equal, just, and fair treatment. Student Services created Services for Students with Disabilities to provide equal access and opportunities to students with disabilities. As adults we all have equal status - not economically, not in terms of our beauty, our background or how nice our parents are, but in terms of our rights. Labour health spokesperson Liz McManus said the party was committed to providing equal access to a high-quality health service. After all, these were just two small units in a vast country where every Soviet citizen enjoyed equal rights and opportunities. Article 26 provides that all persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. Synonyms unbiased, impartial, non-partisan, fair, fair-minded, just, even-handed, equitable unprejudiced, unbigoted, non-discriminatory, free from discrimination, egalitarian neutral, objective, disinterested, without fear or favour 1.3 Evenly or fairly balanced. it was hardly an equal contest Example sentencesExamples You cannot sort of just parachute in without opportunity for open and equal competition as part of the process. It is difficult to foster and feed the kind of balanced, equal relationship that can sustain us into the future. At first, it seemed reasonable; everyone had fairly equal responsibilities, which I noted she never bothered with herself. Will ‘close’ allies be persuaded to buy the US technologies as the price of a more equal relationship on the ground? I'm no great fan of his but I do like to see an equal contest and I don't think that's what we're getting in this campaign. War serves a good purpose when it is an equal fight. The scrum is supposed to be an equal contest and you would expect a pack of 900 kg to dominate a pack of 800 kg. The duel - more equal and balanced in the play than in the film, where the camera unfairly favours Nicholson - is a showdown between two opposed acting styles. Synonyms evenly matched, evenly balanced, even, balanced, level, evenly proportioned, well matched, on a par, on an equal footing informal fifty-fifty, level pegging, neck and neck 2equal toHaving the ability or resources to meet (a challenge) the players proved equal to the task Example sentencesExamples After reading the screenplay Stalin noted, " comrade Eisenstein proved himself equal to the task". Against the wind in the second half, Confey now had to face a far tougher challenge but they were equal to the task. The people of York have proved themselves equal to the task. I just don't feel equal to the challenge that I'm facing now. He soon proved himself more than equal to the demands of combat soldiering. With her comprehensive research, sound analysis, and engaging style, Williams proves herself equal to the task. Synonyms capable of, fit for, up to, good/strong enough for, adequate for, sufficient for, ready for suitable for, suited to, appropriate for informal up to scratch, having what it takes nounPlural equals ˈiːkw(ə)lˈikwəl A person or thing that is the same as another in status or quality. we all treat each other as equals entertainment facilities without equal in the British Isles Example sentencesExamples I've eaten at a lot of Chinese restaurants on three different continents, and this was easily the equal of the best of them. She had never done so before, but she doubted that she was meant to be his intellectual equal anymore. In any event, the dishes were the equal of anything I've ever tasted anywhere in the world. Bergerac has an under-appreciated white wine, Monbazillac, that is almost the equal of many Sauternes and much less expensive. He was now a land owner - the equal of his former employers. Vegetarians' concern for animals and their refusal to treat animals cruelly does not mean that they regard animals as equals. The SAS is Great Britain's most elite force, the equal of any special forces group in the world. In the United States, most things are done by the private sector, and most things here are at least the equal of their counterparts everywhere in the world. Indeed, one of the fundamental demands of striking workers in the preceding years was to be treated as the equal of their masters. I consider myself one of the best producers in New York, and she's easily my equal, if not my superior. But generally, the standard is high - these funny and charming wannabes are the equal of many stand-ups I've seen on the circuit. I think that winning the Champions League would allow us to step up to another level and to become the equal of the great European clubs. For Juliet the relief must come from realising she has produced an album the equal of, if not better than, ‘Burn The Black Suit’. Consider the statement: Women are, and should be treated as, the equals of men. Marina, on the other hand, is pretty, uninhibited, and not Holly's intellectual equal. At last, an intelligent email from an intellectual equal. In the pantheon of funnymen, Rodney was, and still is, without equal. The stairways and the timbers used have had few equals in the present day. Now we can negotiate as equals with the administration. A dozen short stories precede the novella, a reminder that while Updike may not be the equal of, say, Carver, in that genre he has few equals among his contemporaries. Synonyms equivalent, peer, fellow, coequal, like mate, twin, alter ego, counterpart, match, parallel rare compeer verbequalling, equals, equalled, equaled, equaling ˈiːkw(ə)lˈikwəl [with object] 1Be the same as in number or amount. four plus six divided by two equals five the total debits should equal the total credits Example sentencesExamples The amount equals the compensation the European Union is seeking for the impact of the tax breaks on businesses in the union. A circle and square have an equal area only if the ratio between a side of the square and a radius of the circle equals the square root of pi. Exports of such services equalled 0.6 percent of all exports of goods and services in 2000. Regional totals of disease incidence or patients receiving treatment often do not equal the sum of published country specific figures. Under our assumptions, $.50 divided by 1.5 equals $.33. Your daily calorie intake should equal approximately 13 times your body weight if you're active. Daily calcium intake should equal approximately 1500 mg of elemental calcium. Net consumption divided by total capital invested equals a rate of profit of 11.11%. The cost would roughly equal the amount currently spent by oil companies on petroleum exploration and production. The net worth of the 30 richest Americans equals approximately $500 billion. Yet 371 people were arrested, equaling approximately 40 people per incident. To emphasize the nature of rent as a surplus, George notes that wages plus returns to capital goods equal the total produce minus rent. Total seed number per plant equals the sum of seeds over all mature fruits. Euler asserts that the sum of the harmonic series equals the natural logarithm of infinity plus a quantity that is nearly a constant. The formula that represents power density is watts times time, divided by spot size, equals power density. The total amount of the invoice equalled the amount of finance available, namely £14.5 millions. But since equity equals assets minus total debt, a company decreases its equity by increasing debt. For example, total charges must equal total credits. The first thing to note about the 8% figure quoted by the prime minister is that it does not equal the amount of total EU income spent on health care. Table VII shows that the number of paper-cutting opportunities nearly equaled the total number of paper-folding opportunities in the ten textbooks. Synonyms be equal to, be equivalent to, be the same as, correspond to 1.1 Match or rival in performance or extent. he equalled the world record of 9.93 seconds Example sentencesExamples With the big serves in today's tennis, I'm not sure this match will ever be equalled. You were a true professional, whose paranoia equalled only my own. Browne's time in the 60m sprint equalled his best performance this year, which has him ranked in the top 10 nationally. Graeme Smith's South Africa needed a win to equal Australia's world record of 21 unbeaten matches set in 2003. How could he have done something to equal what I had done? The women's fourth-place finish equaled their best ever performance set at last year's conference meet while the men's fifth-place finish was one better than last year. Five centuries - equalling the best ever total in a best-of - 25-frames match - were the highlights. His love of sport was only equalled by his developed love of history. He already has equaled his stolen base total from 1999. This time the Trophy Match equalled the flawless performance of the other two. His fury at his compatriots is only equalled by his contempt for the Americans. Unfortunately for Mackie, the men managed to equal that feat within the next two hours. Publicly, she may well claim she aims to smash her final imprint into the record book, equalling the record of 20 Wimbledon titles garnered by Billie Jean King. Airports consume land, energy and dumping capacity at rates rarely equalled anywhere else. One of the main differences between the sides was that the losers could not equal the performances of a number of players in key positions. The time of 2: 15.10 on a firm course equals the course record. The record was not equalled until August this year by Arsene Wenger's awesome Arsenal side. At Goodwood today, it is odds-on that a horse will equal a feat not seen in 30 years. McEvoy equalled the course record and snatched the halfway lead, before tailing off. He has now scored five tries in just three appearances this season, equalling his total for the entire 1998 season and out-stripping the two he managed last term. Synonyms match, reach, parallel, come up to, be level with, measure up to, achieve be as good as, be equal/even/level with, be a match for, match, measure up to, come up to, equate with, be in the same league as, be in the same category as, be tantamount to rival, compete with, contend with, vie with 1.2 Be equivalent to. his work is concerned with why private property equals exploitation Example sentencesExamples What these works reveal most vividly is that suburban history is, more than anything else, a story in which property equals power. Let's talk about this: no breathing equals no oxygen equals total exhaustion. The relationship between culture and society is not, as Okri appears to suggest, one of strict equivalence, as in great society equals great culture. But I still don't understand why tragedy plus time equals profit. What you mean cannot equal what you say, because words and meaning are not identical. Both universities have started educational campaigns to teach students that downloading copyrighted songs equals intellectual property theft. Or as is said in economics, private benefit equals social benefit. In this case, as in English common law, silence equals consent. Lost quality equals lost income, while the farmgate price for cereals continues to be depressed. The kind of space that I want to create is one where men do not think that a short skirt equals consent. The formula would be privatization plus deregulation equals efficiency. But to the extent that virility equals violence it is not a vital force but only a cover for the real frigidity. A danger to his property equaled a direct danger to him. Personal trainer Paul Leong agrees that fitness without proper nutrition equals poor results in overall health and weight loss. But in this industry, status does not necessarily equal dollars or employment. Synonyms be equal to, be equivalent to, be the same as, correspond to Usage It is widely held that adjectives such as equal and unique should not be modified and that it is incorrect to say more equal or very unique, on the grounds that these are adjectives which refer to a logical or mathematical absolute. For more discussion of this question, see unique Phrases on equal terms With the same advantages and disadvantages. all companies should be able to compete on equal terms Example sentencesExamples For clubs playing in European competitions, a mid-season break would allow them to compete on equal terms. We do not succeed in meeting on equal terms those who lack the privilege of a history. Philip gave her a curious look, standing to face her on equal terms. Companies are no longer allowed to exclude part-time workers - they must offer membership to everyone on equal terms. I truly love a woman who will take on a man in a fight on equal terms. Catholic bishops claimed to correspond with provincial governors on equal terms. Private hospitals, whether for profit or not, would compete on equal terms. We are seeing emerge a kaleidoscopic collection of niche high quality businesses which can compete on equal terms in the international market. Graduate students, junior faculty, senior distinguished professors all entered the lists on equal terms. The competition takes place on a level playing field, where every country has a chance to participate on equal terms. other (or all) things being equal Provided that other factors or circumstances remain the same. it follows that, other things being equal, the price level will rise Example sentencesExamples Once this finds an outlet through trade and specialisation, all things being equal, material progress follows. Time after time the courts have said that, all other things being equal, if the child has a good parent, that child should be with the parent. As for me, all other things being equal, I'd rather live longer and would not begrudge further longevity to others. So, all other things being equal, the left-handed trait, which is largely genetic, should have died out long ago in prehistory. Because in economics, as you and I both know, if there's demand, prices are going to rise, all other things being equal. I'm sure all things being equal, he'd rather be someplace else. It does not always provide for perfect justice or perfect security but, all things being equal, it is an improvement over the endless territorial and tribal wars that came before. But all other things being equal, the view is that we feel that congestion charges are the most realistic way ahead. One view is that if the planning system were abolished tomorrow, the general level of house prices, all other things being equal, would not change very much. Other things being roughly equal, Supreme Court Justices of all political persuasions are best served by like-minded clerks. Synonyms in all likelihood, in all probability, as likely as not, very likely, most likely, likely, as like as not, ten to one, the chances are, doubtless, no doubt, all things considered, taking all things into consideration, all things being equal, possibly, perhaps, maybe, it may be, presumably, on the face of it, apparently some — are more equal than others Although members of a society or group appear to be equal, in reality some receive better treatment than others. evidently, some communities are more equal than others Example sentencesExamples The squabbles about the International Criminal Court indicate that some states are more equal than others. Some vested interests are more equal than others. It means some patients are more equal than others. Well, it turns out, some equal rights are more equal than others. There may be the need for equality but to many unionists, some people are more equal than others. They are trying to get the state to stop claiming that some relationships are more equal than others. All genders are equal, you see, But on the far left some genders are more equal than others. All genres are equal, but in the eyes of Hollywood, some genres are more equal than others. To paraphrase George Orwell from his book, Animal Farm: ' All fuels are equal but some are more equal than others '. It seems that some groups are more equal than others in the eyes of the government's equality envoy. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin aequalis, from aequus 'even, level, equal'. A word that came from Latin aequus, which is also at the root of adequate (early 17th century), equable (mid 17th century), equanimity (early 17th century), equate (Middle English), equity (Middle English), equivalent (Late Middle English) ‘of equal worth’, equator (Late Middle English) the circle where day and night are equal, iniquity (Middle English), and, via French, egalitarian (late 19th century). George Orwell's political satire Animal Farm (1945) is the source of the quotation ‘All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.’ Another historic use of equal is from the American Declaration of Independence (1776): ‘We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ See also first Rhymes coequal, prequel, sequel adj.1 phr. Definition of equal in US English: equal adjectiveˈikwəlˈēkwəl 1Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value. add equal amounts of water and flour 1 liter is roughly equal to 1 quart Example sentencesExamples Few of the items produced within the country are considered equal in quality to foreign products. We begin with a law of international relations: no action involving two countries has equal effects on each. Several forms of verbal therapy have roughly equal effects, he noted. The film has its fascinating and tedious elements, in nearly equal measure. Trim off the ends of each package and slice each into five equal portions. The amount of money taken in was roughly equal to the amount of money paid out. The sum of the angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles. For example, a student knows that 32 degrees Fahrenheit is freezing and is equal to 0 degrees Celsius. Nearly equal amounts of the hormone are derived from the adrenal glands and the ovaries. Everywhere you look, this concept inspires admiration and trepidation in almost equal measure. Night and day are in perfect balance, only twice a year do day and night become equal in length. York-based Northern Spirit are recruiting 50 new drivers and say they want an equal number of applications from both sexes. He also knows the critical letters will be balanced by an equal number of friendly letters. Overall, the acts and scenes comprising the narrative of folktales of this type are roughly equal in length. In estimating, it can be assumed that the yield of the concrete will be approximately equal to the quantity of gravel used. The amount of the deduction is equal to the value of the stock contributed. In very rare cases, the right and left groove appear equal in size. But it is still not clear how to find an efficient allocation in which the value of consumption is equal to income for all consumers. This team observed that fatty meals produce as much reflux over six hours as a balanced meal with an equal number of calories. Milk should be frozen in portions approximately equal to the amount needed for one or two feedings. Synonyms identical, uniform, alike, like, the same, one and the same, equivalent, indistinguishable equivalent, identical, amounting 1.1 (of people) having the same status, rights, or opportunities. Example sentencesExamples No one is above the law and everyone is equal before the law. He is not equal in status to the other citizens. This experience reinforced American egalitarianism, the belief that everyone is equal in status. The thesis is that in traditional Aboriginal societies, women were equal to men and treated with respect. Weren't women already equal in the eyes of the law? Legislation giving women status as equal partners in marriage was passed in 1993. Can citizens be considered equal if they possess very different degrees of economic power? We're all more or less equal: let the calculators do the dividing. Women are finally becoming equal with men and not before time. French authorities contend the principle of secularism is meant to make everybody equal. All humans are born free and equal in dignity and rights. "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, " it declared. Until gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people are fully equal under law, we are second-class citizens. Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. We are taught that all men are created equal in the eyes of God and there is only one God. In respect to civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law. Under a human-rights focused democracy, all people are equal before the law. 1.2 Uniform in application or effect; without discrimination on any grounds. a dedicated campaigner for equal rights Example sentencesExamples Student Services created Services for Students with Disabilities to provide equal access and opportunities to students with disabilities. These valuable resources will be managed through a local community structure working on the ethos of equal access to opportunities for all. Equal pay is also historically significant in the context of age and race. After all, these were just two small units in a vast country where every Soviet citizen enjoyed equal rights and opportunities. I will do everything in my power to fight for fair and equal treatment. The report found pregnancy discrimination, equal pay, harassment, access to employment and promotion, and dismissal as causes of complaint. As adults we all have equal status - not economically, not in terms of our beauty, our background or how nice our parents are, but in terms of our rights. A professional equal opportunities approach must underpin appointments, otherwise the same old faces will reappear. I asked for equal rights and opportunities and I tried my hardest to achieve it. They also indicated in large numbers that they hoped to end segregation and discrimination and receive equal, just, and fair treatment. Although people claim there is an even playing field now and all access to opportunities is equal, it's not yet true. Article 26 provides that all persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. The primary goal of school reform must be to provide more equal education opportunities. I admit that I prefer working with men and I am in favour of equal employment opportunities. You must have been playing this ‘ignorance is bliss’ game for a while now if you believe that we all have equal rights and opportunities here. Instead, all property should be owned collectively, and all people should have equal social and economic status. Until the achievement of equal pay in 1974, men fared better than women. No one is safe unless and until we all share equal protection under the same laws. In the 1960s she worked to improve women's access to education and training and to promote equal pay and opportunity. Labour health spokesperson Liz McManus said the party was committed to providing equal access to a high-quality health service. What we advocate is not that everyone is the same, but rather, all should have equal access to opportunity. Synonyms unbiased, impartial, non-partisan, fair, fair-minded, just, even-handed, equitable 1.3 Evenly or fairly balanced. it was hardly an equal contest Example sentencesExamples The scrum is supposed to be an equal contest and you would expect a pack of 900 kg to dominate a pack of 800 kg. At first, it seemed reasonable; everyone had fairly equal responsibilities, which I noted she never bothered with herself. You cannot sort of just parachute in without opportunity for open and equal competition as part of the process. Will ‘close’ allies be persuaded to buy the US technologies as the price of a more equal relationship on the ground? It is difficult to foster and feed the kind of balanced, equal relationship that can sustain us into the future. War serves a good purpose when it is an equal fight. The duel - more equal and balanced in the play than in the film, where the camera unfairly favours Nicholson - is a showdown between two opposed acting styles. I'm no great fan of his but I do like to see an equal contest and I don't think that's what we're getting in this campaign. Synonyms evenly matched, evenly balanced, even, balanced, level, evenly proportioned, well matched, on a par, on an equal footing 2equal topredicative Having the ability or resources to meet (a challenge) the players proved equal to the task Example sentencesExamples Against the wind in the second half, Confey now had to face a far tougher challenge but they were equal to the task. I just don't feel equal to the challenge that I'm facing now. With her comprehensive research, sound analysis, and engaging style, Williams proves herself equal to the task. After reading the screenplay Stalin noted, " comrade Eisenstein proved himself equal to the task". He soon proved himself more than equal to the demands of combat soldiering. The people of York have proved themselves equal to the task. Synonyms capable of, fit for, up to, good enough for, strong enough for, adequate for, sufficient for, ready for nounˈikwəlˈēkwəl A person or thing considered to be the same as another in status or quality. we all treat each other as equals it was a day without equal in market history Example sentencesExamples But generally, the standard is high - these funny and charming wannabes are the equal of many stand-ups I've seen on the circuit. I've eaten at a lot of Chinese restaurants on three different continents, and this was easily the equal of the best of them. At last, an intelligent email from an intellectual equal. Indeed, one of the fundamental demands of striking workers in the preceding years was to be treated as the equal of their masters. The stairways and the timbers used have had few equals in the present day. I think that winning the Champions League would allow us to step up to another level and to become the equal of the great European clubs. For Juliet the relief must come from realising she has produced an album the equal of, if not better than, ‘Burn The Black Suit’. Vegetarians' concern for animals and their refusal to treat animals cruelly does not mean that they regard animals as equals. He was now a land owner - the equal of his former employers. Bergerac has an under-appreciated white wine, Monbazillac, that is almost the equal of many Sauternes and much less expensive. In any event, the dishes were the equal of anything I've ever tasted anywhere in the world. In the pantheon of funnymen, Rodney was, and still is, without equal. In the United States, most things are done by the private sector, and most things here are at least the equal of their counterparts everywhere in the world. She had never done so before, but she doubted that she was meant to be his intellectual equal anymore. Marina, on the other hand, is pretty, uninhibited, and not Holly's intellectual equal. A dozen short stories precede the novella, a reminder that while Updike may not be the equal of, say, Carver, in that genre he has few equals among his contemporaries. Now we can negotiate as equals with the administration. I consider myself one of the best producers in New York, and she's easily my equal, if not my superior. Consider the statement: Women are, and should be treated as, the equals of men. The SAS is Great Britain's most elite force, the equal of any special forces group in the world. Synonyms equivalent, peer, fellow, coequal, like verbˈikwəlˈēkwəl [with object] 1Be the same as in number or amount. four plus six divided by two equals five the total debits should equal the total credits Example sentencesExamples But since equity equals assets minus total debt, a company decreases its equity by increasing debt. Net consumption divided by total capital invested equals a rate of profit of 11.11%. Regional totals of disease incidence or patients receiving treatment often do not equal the sum of published country specific figures. A circle and square have an equal area only if the ratio between a side of the square and a radius of the circle equals the square root of pi. Your daily calorie intake should equal approximately 13 times your body weight if you're active. To emphasize the nature of rent as a surplus, George notes that wages plus returns to capital goods equal the total produce minus rent. Euler asserts that the sum of the harmonic series equals the natural logarithm of infinity plus a quantity that is nearly a constant. The formula that represents power density is watts times time, divided by spot size, equals power density. The first thing to note about the 8% figure quoted by the prime minister is that it does not equal the amount of total EU income spent on health care. The net worth of the 30 richest Americans equals approximately $500 billion. Yet 371 people were arrested, equaling approximately 40 people per incident. Total seed number per plant equals the sum of seeds over all mature fruits. The total amount of the invoice equalled the amount of finance available, namely £14.5 millions. Table VII shows that the number of paper-cutting opportunities nearly equaled the total number of paper-folding opportunities in the ten textbooks. Daily calcium intake should equal approximately 1500 mg of elemental calcium. Exports of such services equalled 0.6 percent of all exports of goods and services in 2000. For example, total charges must equal total credits. The cost would roughly equal the amount currently spent by oil companies on petroleum exploration and production. The amount equals the compensation the European Union is seeking for the impact of the tax breaks on businesses in the union. Under our assumptions, $.50 divided by 1.5 equals $.33. Synonyms be equal to, be equivalent to, be the same as, correspond to 1.1 Match or rival in performance or extent. he equaled the world record of 9.93 seconds Example sentencesExamples The time of 2: 15.10 on a firm course equals the course record. With the big serves in today's tennis, I'm not sure this match will ever be equalled. The record was not equalled until August this year by Arsene Wenger's awesome Arsenal side. Unfortunately for Mackie, the men managed to equal that feat within the next two hours. The women's fourth-place finish equaled their best ever performance set at last year's conference meet while the men's fifth-place finish was one better than last year. He has now scored five tries in just three appearances this season, equalling his total for the entire 1998 season and out-stripping the two he managed last term. How could he have done something to equal what I had done? This time the Trophy Match equalled the flawless performance of the other two. One of the main differences between the sides was that the losers could not equal the performances of a number of players in key positions. Browne's time in the 60m sprint equalled his best performance this year, which has him ranked in the top 10 nationally. Publicly, she may well claim she aims to smash her final imprint into the record book, equalling the record of 20 Wimbledon titles garnered by Billie Jean King. His fury at his compatriots is only equalled by his contempt for the Americans. McEvoy equalled the course record and snatched the halfway lead, before tailing off. His love of sport was only equalled by his developed love of history. You were a true professional, whose paranoia equalled only my own. Graeme Smith's South Africa needed a win to equal Australia's world record of 21 unbeaten matches set in 2003. Five centuries - equalling the best ever total in a best-of - 25-frames match - were the highlights. He already has equaled his stolen base total from 1999. At Goodwood today, it is odds-on that a horse will equal a feat not seen in 30 years. Airports consume land, energy and dumping capacity at rates rarely equalled anywhere else. Synonyms match, reach, parallel, come up to, be level with, measure up to, achieve be as good as, be equal with, be even with, be level with, be a match for, match, measure up to, come up to, equate with, be in the same league as, be in the same category as, be tantamount to 1.2 Be equivalent to. his work is concerned with why private property equals exploitation Example sentencesExamples Lost quality equals lost income, while the farmgate price for cereals continues to be depressed. What you mean cannot equal what you say, because words and meaning are not identical. A danger to his property equaled a direct danger to him. Both universities have started educational campaigns to teach students that downloading copyrighted songs equals intellectual property theft. The kind of space that I want to create is one where men do not think that a short skirt equals consent. Personal trainer Paul Leong agrees that fitness without proper nutrition equals poor results in overall health and weight loss. But in this industry, status does not necessarily equal dollars or employment. Or as is said in economics, private benefit equals social benefit. Let's talk about this: no breathing equals no oxygen equals total exhaustion. But I still don't understand why tragedy plus time equals profit. The relationship between culture and society is not, as Okri appears to suggest, one of strict equivalence, as in great society equals great culture. In this case, as in English common law, silence equals consent. What these works reveal most vividly is that suburban history is, more than anything else, a story in which property equals power. But to the extent that virility equals violence it is not a vital force but only a cover for the real frigidity. The formula would be privatization plus deregulation equals efficiency. Synonyms be equal to, be equivalent to, be the same as, correspond to Usage It is widely held that adjectives such as equal and unique have absolute meanings and therefore can have no degrees of comparison. Hence they should not be modified, and it is incorrect to say more equal or very unique on the grounds that these are adjectives that refer to a logical or mathematical absolute. For more discussion of this question, see unique Phrases (the) first among equals The person or thing having the highest status in a group. Example sentencesExamples Sorry Campbell, you may be the first among equals, but you ain't the boss. They also recognize the Pope as the principal hierarch, the first among equals. In the past, the Pope of Alexandria was merely the first among equals, and reform movements had foundered on the autonomy of Egypt's bishops. The official doctrine is that the prime minister is simply the first among equals, and the rule of collective responsibility emphasizes the collegial character of the cabinet. The whole tenet on which Hauser bases his fascinating book is that the human species is, as it were, first among equals. This should be troubling, this complete lack of clear ideas from the man who will be our first among equals. He will be the first among equals, but they will all have to prove themselves. Although America might be first among equals, its conscious and unconscious existence is tightly coupled to experiences shared with its global neighbors. As the first among equals, the Prime Minister will symbolically have his finger on the nuclear button. At their best, they are the best, first among equals. other (or all) things being equal Provided that other factors or circumstances remain the same. it follows that, other things being equal, the price level will rise Example sentencesExamples Time after time the courts have said that, all other things being equal, if the child has a good parent, that child should be with the parent. One view is that if the planning system were abolished tomorrow, the general level of house prices, all other things being equal, would not change very much. So, all other things being equal, the left-handed trait, which is largely genetic, should have died out long ago in prehistory. Once this finds an outlet through trade and specialisation, all things being equal, material progress follows. Other things being roughly equal, Supreme Court Justices of all political persuasions are best served by like-minded clerks. As for me, all other things being equal, I'd rather live longer and would not begrudge further longevity to others. But all other things being equal, the view is that we feel that congestion charges are the most realistic way ahead. It does not always provide for perfect justice or perfect security but, all things being equal, it is an improvement over the endless territorial and tribal wars that came before. Because in economics, as you and I both know, if there's demand, prices are going to rise, all other things being equal. I'm sure all things being equal, he'd rather be someplace else. Synonyms in all likelihood, in all probability, as likely as not, very likely, most likely, likely, as like as not, ten to one, the chances are, doubtless, no doubt, all things considered, taking all things into consideration, all things being equal, possibly, perhaps, maybe, it may be, presumably, on the face of it, apparently Origin Late Middle English: from Latin aequalis, from aequus ‘even, level, equal’. adj.1 phr.
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