equivalency

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equiv·a·len·cy | \ i-ˈkwiv-lən(t)-sē

, -ˈkwi-və- \

plural equivalencies

Definition of equivalency

1 : equivalence

2 : a level of achievement equivalent to completion of an educational or training program a high school equivalency certificate

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as long as there's a rough equivalency in the armaments of the two countries, neither is likely to attack the other

Recent Examples on the Web Every tepid statement uttered by the Biden-Harris administration is built on a false equivalency between Israel and Hamas. — Mike Pence, National Review, 17 May 2021 In the meantime, Pyongyang will likely continue its three decade-long effort to nuclearize its way to prestige and equivalency, with the United States through mutual nuclear deterrence. — Scott Snyder, Forbes, 18 May 2021 In Englewood, about 60 percent of the residents have a high school diploma or equivalency or less, and 57 percent of households earn less than $25,000 a year. — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021 Unlike cryptocurrencies, such as ether and Bitcoin, NFTs cannot be traded or exchanged at equivalency. — Natasha Gural, Forbes, 20 May 2021 As part of the nationwide YouthBuild program, Just-A-Start helps young people develop trade skills while working toward their high school equivalency degree. — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2021 With a high school equivalency certificate, a whole range of new job opportunities would open up—ones that paid better than $5 per hour and wouldn’t leave her clothes smelling like fried food. — Longreads, 6 Apr. 2021 Those emissions have the same annual climate warming impact as 671,000 automobiles, according to the EPA’s greenhouse gas equivalency calculator, which is based on a national average for annual vehicle miles traveled. — Phil Mckenna And James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2021 Students can also live in Poway and be enrolled in the equivalency of a homeschool setting. — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021

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